Sexual desire in women: An integrative approach regarding psychological, medical, and Relationship Dimensions

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1807-1815

  Carvalho, Joana ^a   Nobre, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial Model; Female Sexual Desire; HSDD Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RELATION; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953583342     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01716.x     Document Type: Article

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