Disorders of sexual desire in a sample of women alcoholics

A questionnaire study on the sexuality of 55 women alcoholics and a matched sample of 54 non-alcoholics shows that for women alcoholics sexuality and partner relationships are definitely more stressful and conflicting than for the non-alcoholic control group. Women alcoholics describe to a greater e...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 1987-03, Vol.19 (2), p.145-157
Main Authors: Heiser, Kristina, Hartmann, Uwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Libido
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sexual Behavior
Sexuality
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
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Summary:A questionnaire study on the sexuality of 55 women alcoholics and a matched sample of 54 non-alcoholics shows that for women alcoholics sexuality and partner relationships are definitely more stressful and conflicting than for the non-alcoholic control group. Women alcoholics describe to a greater extent than controls symptoms which indicate a disorder of sexual desire according to the model of H.S. Kaplan (H.S. Kaplan, Disorders of Sexual Desire, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1979).
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/0376-8716(87)90052-4