Relationship satisfaction as a predictor of treatment response during cognitive behavioral sex therapy

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 143-152

  Stephenson, Kyle R ^a   Rellini, Alessandra H ^b   Meston, Cindy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Sex therapy; Sexual distress; Sexual functioning; Sexual satisfaction; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COITUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COITUS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871619410     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9961-3     Document Type: Article

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