Anxiety, depression and sexual dysfunction in women with chronic pelvic pain

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-196

  Kaya, Burhanettin ^a   Unal, Suheyla ^a   Ozenli, Yarkin ^b   Gursoy, Nurten ^c   Tekiner, Selda ^d   Kafkasli, Ayse ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^d ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic pelvic pain; Depression; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VAGINISM;

EID: 33646698638     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990500359897     Document Type: Article

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