Internet-based brief sex therapy for heterosexual men with sexual dysfunctions: A randomized controlled pilot trial

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2224-2236

  van Lankveld, Jacques J D M ^a,b   Leusink, Peter ^c,d   van Diest, Selma ^e   Gijs, Luk ^f   Slob, A Koos ^g  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PsyQ   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Prins Claus Centrum   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Internet Based Sex Therapy; Premature Ejaculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; LIBIDO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; INTERNET; LIBIDO; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TELEMEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 68349157567     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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