Intended or Unintended Consequences? The Likely Implications of Raising the Bar for Sexual Dysfunction Diagnosis in the Proposed DSM-V Revisions: 1. For Women with Incomplete Loss of Desire or Sexual Receptivity

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2027-2039

  Clayton, Anita H ^a   Derogatis, Leonard R ^b   Rosen, Raymond C ^c   Pyke, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d Pykonsult LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM V; HSD; HSDD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-5; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84864497989     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02850.x     Document Type: Article

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