Sexual pleasure and motivation

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-39

  Boul, Lori ^a   Hallam Jones, Ruth ^b   Wylie, Kevan R ^a,c  

^a Porterbrook Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b Michael Carlisle Centre ^*

^c SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NEUROSCIENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COITUS; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGASM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SENSATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 58149109052     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802525620     Document Type: Review

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