Sexual dysfunction in epilepsy: Identifying the psychological variables

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 2 A, 2000, Pages 214-220

  De Souza, Elisabete Abib P ^a   Keiralla, Dayse M B ^a,b   Silveira, Diosely C ^a,c   Guerreiro, Carlos A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FCM/UNICAMP   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Epilepsy; Psychological variables; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034199926     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000200002     Document Type: Article

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