Distress, Sexual Dysfunctions, and DSM: Dialogue at Cross Purposes?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 630-641

  Hendrickx, Lies ^a   Gijs, Luk ^a   Enzlin, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical Significance; Diagnostic Criteria; Distress; DSM; Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-5; DSM-II; DSM-III; DSM-IV; DSM-IV-TR; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84874714184     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02971.x     Document Type: Article

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