Sexual functioning in women with chronic pelvic pain: The role of anxiety and depression

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1901-1910

  ter Kuile, Moniek M ^a   Weijenborg, Philomeen T M ^a   Spinhoven, Philip ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic Pelvic Pain; Depression; Sexual Abuse; Sexual Function; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHORT FORM 36; VAGINISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VAGINISMUS;

EID: 77953591522     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01414.x     Document Type: Article

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