Role of Multimodal Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Bisexual Adult Man: A Case Study

Abstract

The objective was to see the effectiveness of multimodal psychotherapeutic approaches on depression, anxiety, stress, sexual arousal, and desire in bisexual adult man. There was a positive change in the level of depression, anxiety, stress, sexual arousal, and desire after the intervention in a bisexual adult man. Single case design was used. He was seen in an independent practice setting with once in a week, 90-min duration of sessions for 8 months. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, ICMR Psychosocial Stress Questionnaire, and Sexual Arousal and Desire Inventory were used. Orgasmic reconditioning, cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness meditation, and sensate focus were carried out. Pretest, midtest, and posttest assessments were done. Two months follow-ups were carried out. Preassessment revealed that client had severe depression, very high stress, moderate anxiety and very high sexual arousal and desire, frequently masturbation, guilt feeling, and tingling sensation in genital area. Postintervention results revealed remarkable reduction in the level of anxiety, depression, stress, improvement in sexual knowledge and functioning, management of sexual arousal and desire, and achieving sexual satisfaction with his spouse. It can be concluded that multimodal psychotherapeutic approaches have been proven effective.