Disorders in sexual desire and sexual arousal in women, a 2010 state of the art

Author(s):
Both, S.; Laan, E.; Schultz, W.W.
Published
2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

In this contribution, female sexual desire and arousal disorders are viewed from the perspective of incentive motivation and information processing models of sexual response. The effects of hormones, somatic disease, and medication on sexual arousability are discussed, as well as the influence of psychological factors, such as stimulus meaning, mood and cognition, and relational context on female sexual desire and arousal. Specific topics to attend to during the anamnesis of sexual desire and arousal problems, and empirically evaluated psychological and pharmacological treatments for these problems are discussed.

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Date issued
2010-12-31
Language
English
Is part of
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology (2010), Vol. 31, no. 4, p. 207-218
hdl
1887/110108
doi
10.3109/0167482X.2010.528628