Disorders in sexual desire and sexual arousal in women, a 2010 state of the art.
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.
Department of Psychosomatic Gynecology and Sexology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. s.both@lumc.nl
Stephanie
S
Both
Ellen
E
Laan
Willibrord Weijmar
WW
Schultz
D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000187:drug effects; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D056348:Emotional Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones