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Dr. Helen Singer Kaplan was born in Vienna, Austria, and came to the United States in 1940, obtaining citizenship 7 years later. Kaplan resided in New York City with her husband and two sons and their families. Kaplan was a psychoanalytically trained psychologist and was considered a tremendous leader in the field of couple and sex therapy. Kaplan introduced advanced psychosexual therapeutic interventions that are still utilized in modern sex therapy. Kaplan also authored several publications. Kaplan founded the first clinic focused on treating sexual disorders, at which she remained the director throughout the latter part of her career until she passed away in 1995.

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Kaplan was formally trained as a clinical psychologist and as a psychoanalyst before she became a pioneer in the field of sex therapy. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Syracuse University in 1951, graduating with high honors. In...

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References

  • Dodd, B. (1980). Disorders of sexual desire by Helen Singer Kaplan. New York: Brunner/Mazel. 1979. Behavioural Psychotherapy, 8(4), 82. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0141347300006194.

  • Kaplan, H. S. (1974). The new sex therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

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  • Kaplan, H. S. (1987). The illustrated manual of sex therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

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    Jennifer Litner

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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Litner, J. (2019). Kaplan, Helen. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_671

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