Assessment of sexuality following traumatic brain injury: Validation of the brain injury questionnaire of sexuality

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 164-170

  Stolwyk, Renerus J ^a   Downing, Marina G ^a,b   Taffe, John ^a   Kreutzer, Jeffrey S ^d   Zasler, Nathan D ^e,f   Ponsford, Jennie L ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH EPWORTH REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Reliability; Sexual function; Sexual well being; Sexuality; Traumatic brain injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY QUESTIONNAIRE OF SEXUALITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEROGATIS INTERVIEW FOR SEXUAL FUNCTIONING SELF REPORT VERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY;

BRAIN INJURIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880062743     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31828197d1     Document Type: Article

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