Sexual dysfunction during methadone maintenance treatment and its influence on patient's life and treatment: A qualitative study in South China

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-329

  Xia, Yinghua ^a   Zhang, Di ^a   Li, Xiaoming ^b   Chen, Wen ^a   He, Qun ^c   Jahn, Heiko J ^d   Li, Xin ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Hu, Pei ^a   Ling, Li ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Disease Control Prevention of Baoan   (China)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; drug use; methadone maintenance treatment; qualitative study; sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHINA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHINA; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIBIDO; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877644555     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2012.729845     Document Type: Article

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