Sexual deviation is not a unitary condition, amenable to a single treatment approach. Deviant sexual arousal has been overemphasized while inadequate attention has been given to associated behavioural problems such as deficient heterosexual arousal, deficient heterosexual skills and gender role deviation.
A client with homosexual arousal and requesting aversion therapy was treated successfully and rapidly using in vivo desensitization and assertive training. The treatment is described and the importance of the behavioural analysis in directing the course of therapy is stressed.
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