Personality Traits and Psychopathology on Male Sexual Dysfunction: An Empirical Study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 461-469

  Quinta Gomes, Ana Luísa ^a   Nobre, Pedro ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

International index of erectile function; Male sexual dysfunction; Personality; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPIRICISM; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 79551500838     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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