Assessment and Documentation of Sexual Health Issues of Recent Combat Veterans Seeking VHA Care

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1065-1073

  Helmer, Drew A ^a,b   Beaulieu, Gregory R ^c,d   Houlette, Cheryl ^c   Latini, David ^d   Goltz, Heather H ^c,d,e   Etienne, Samuel ^f   Kauth, Michael ^c,d,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^f Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Physiological; Psychological; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Dysfunction; Sexual Dysfunctions; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUSPIRONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSURIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELPLESSNESS; HEMATURIA; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; IRAQ; IRRITABILITY; LIBIDO; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ORGASM DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; VETERAN;

EID: 84875648090     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12084     Document Type: Article

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