The history of 'Female Sexual Dysfunction' as a mental disorder in the 20th century

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 536-541

  Angel, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; Female Sexual Dysfunction; frigidity; marital advice; psychoanalysis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMINISM; FRIGIDITY; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGASM DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; VAGINISM;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77958187283     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32833db7a1     Document Type: Review

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