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The Use of Methohexitone Sodium in the Systematic Desensitization of Premature Ejaculation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Tom Kraft  and
Ihsan Al-Issa
Tom Kraft
Affiliation:
St. Clement's Hospital, London, E.3
Ihsan Al-Issa
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Methohexitone sodium (Brietal, Brevital), an ultra-short-acting barbiturate, has recently been introduced as a method of relaxation in behaviour therapy (Friedman, 1966; Brady, 1966). It appears to be safer than thiopentone (Pitts et al., 1965), and has the added advantage that the recovery time is quicker (Jolly, 1960). The present report refers to two patients suffering from premature ejaculation who were successfully treated by systematic desensitization using methohexitone.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 508 , March 1968 , pp. 351 - 352
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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