How changes in depression and anxiety symptoms correspond to variations in female sexual response in a nonclinical sample of young women: A daily diary study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2915-2927

  Kalmbach, David A ^a,b   Kingsberg, Sheryl A ^c   Ciesla, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Anxiety; Depression; Female sexual function; Sexual arousal; Sexual desire; Vaginal pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DESIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VAGINA PAIN; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; LIBIDO; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913604972     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12692     Document Type: Article

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