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Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Disturbances in sexual desire and the psychophysiologic changes that characterize the sexual response cycle and cause marked distress and interpersonal difficulty. (APA, DSM-IV, 1994)
Entry Term(s)
Frigidity
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
Orgasmic Disorder
Psychosexual Disorders
Psychosexual Dysfunctions
Sexual Arousal Disorder
Sexual Aversion Disorder
NLM Classification #
WM 611
Public MeSH Note
99; see SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS 1998; see PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS was heading 1981-98; for FRIGIDITY see FRIGIDITY 1966-97; for PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS see PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS 1981-97
Disturbances in sexual desire and the psychophysiologic changes that characterize the sexual response cycle and cause marked distress and interpersonal difficulty. (APA, DSM-IV, 1994)