X-Message-Number: 1575 Date: 10 Jan 93 23:38:18 EST From: MICHAEL RISKIN <> Subject: CRYONET INTEREST IN SURROGATE PARTNER THERAPY One of you wanted more information on surrogate partner therapy (SPT). I am available on the net or by phone (714 953-9882) to fully describe any aspects of this experiential psychotherapeutic intervention. In summary however, it consists of the utilization of a trained adult person, by a psychotherapist who is preferably a board certified sex therapist as well, to treat sensual/sexual/social deficits. The patient, who is either unpartnered,or with a partner unwilling to participate, then works with the surrogate partner and the psychotherapist through a series of cognitive and experiential treatment sessions. I have been practising with this modality for 18 years and the effectiveness both in terms of cure rate and speed for most presenting problems is superior to virtually all other types of treatment. The problem must of course be psychogenic in nature and preferable to medical intervention by the patient. For example, if a male is experiencing one of the several psychogenic categories of impotence, he would chose SPT over a medical treatment such as learning to self inject either papaverine or prostaglandin. The self injecting technique would produce sustained rigid erection response, but with the potential side effects of priapism, scarring, infection, and addictive psychological dependence. Michael Riskin Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1575