A psychoeducational intervention for sexual dysfunction in women with gynecologic cancer

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-329

  Brotto, Lori A ^a   Heiman, Julia R ^b   Goff, Barbara ^c   Greer, Benjamin ^c   Lentz, Gretchen M ^c   Swisher, Elizabeth ^c   Tamimi, Hisham ^c   Van Blaricom, Amy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gynecologic cancer; Mindfulness; Psychoeducation; Sexual arousal disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MINDFULNESS TRAINING; MOOD; ORGASM; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41049086015     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9196-x     Document Type: Article

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