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Article: Sexual functioning and self-reported depressive symptoms among college women.
- Article from:
- The Journal of Sex Research
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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An association between depression and sexual dysfunction in women is frequently reported in the literature. Sexual problems noted among depressed women include loss of sexual desire (Clayton, McGarvey, Clavet, & Piazza, 1997; Gitlin, 1995; Graziottin, 1998; Hirschfeld, 1999; Kennedy, Dickens, Eisfeld, & Bagby, 1999), sexual arousal difficulties (Graziottin, 1998; Hirschfeld, 1999; Kennedy et al., 1999), orgasm difficulties (Graziottin, 1998; Hirschfeld, 1999; Kennedy et al., 1999), reduced sexual satisfaction (Gitlin, 1995), reduced sexual pleasure (Clayton et al., 1997), sexual aversion (Graziottin, 1998), and sexual pain (Meana, Binik, Khalife, & Cohen, 1998). With ...