In-situation safety behaviours as a factor in the maintenance and treatment of sexual dysfunctions

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-28

  Frank, Eva ^a   Noyon, Alexander ^b   Hofling, Volkmar ^c   Heidenreich, Thomas ^d  

^a Ortsverband Frankfurt ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ESSLINGEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Safety behaviour; Sexual dysfunction; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951153768     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990903433703     Document Type: Article

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