Cognitive and emotional determinants characterizing women with persistent genital arousal disorder

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1549-1558

  Carvalho, Joana ^a   Veríssimo, Ana ^b   Nobre, Pedro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cognitive Factors; Emotional Factors; PGAD; Unrelating Unwanted Genital Arousal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; PERSISTENT GENITAL AROUSAL DISORDER; PLEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 84878694570     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12122     Document Type: Article

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