Sexual desire problems in women seeking healthcare: A novel study design for ascertaining prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in clinic-based samples of U.S. Women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 505-515

  Rosen, Raymond C ^a   Connor, Megan K ^a   Miyasato, Gavin ^a   Link, Carol ^a   Shifren, Jan L ^b   Fisher, William A ^c   Derogatis, Leonard R ^d   Schobelock, Michael J ^e  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; DSM-IV-TR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84862197643     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3002     Document Type: Article

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