The Prevalence and Correlates of Postcoital Dysphoria in Women

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-25

  Bird, Brian S ^a   Schweitzer, Robert D ^a   Strassberg, Donald S ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Postcoital blues; Postcoital depression; Postcoital dysphoria; Sexual difficulties; Sexual dysfunctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953021128     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2010.509689     Document Type: Article

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