Disentangling desire and arousal: A classificatory conundrum

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1079-1100

  Sarin, Sabina ^a   Amsel, Rhonda M ^a   Binik, Yitzchak M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DSM 5; Erectile dysfunction; Female sexual arousal disorder; Hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84882283000     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0100-6     Document Type: Article

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