The relationship between sexual functioning and depressive symptomatology in postpartum women: A pilot study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 792-799

  Chivers, Meredith L ^a   Pittini, Richard ^b   Grigoriadis, Sophie ^c   Villegas, Laura ^d   Ross, Lori E ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Mental Health; Postpartum Depression; Postpartum Sexual Function; Sexual Desire; Sexual Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITAL INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTURBATION; MENTAL HEALTH; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORGASM; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 79951969387     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02154.x     Document Type: Article

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