Sexual function outcomes in women treated for posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1549-1557

  Schnurr, Paula P ^a,b   Lunney, Carole A ^a   Forshay, Elizabeth ^a   Thurston, Veronica L ^a   Chow, Bruce K ^c   Resick, Patricia A ^a,d   Foa, Edna B ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA Cooperative Studies Program   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350447658     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1165     Document Type: Article

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