Sexual attitudes and activities in women with Borderline Personality Disorder involved in romantic relationships

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-121

  Bouchard, Sébastien ^a,b   Godbout, Natacha ^a   Sabourin, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de Traitement Le Faubourg Saint Jean   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MARRIED WOMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 59249106454     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802712301     Document Type: Article

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