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Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological

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Definition: 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)     
Examples Dyspareunia; Erectile Dysfunction; Paraphilias; Transsexualism; Vaginismus 		Other names Sexual Dysfunction, Psychological; Sexual Aversion Disorders; Sexual Arousal Disorders; Psychosexual Dysfunction; Psychosexual Disorder; Psychological Sexual Dysfunctions; Psychological Sexual Dysfunction; Dysfunctions, Psychosexual; Dysfunctions, Psychological Sexual; Dysfunction, Psychosexual; Dysfunction, Psychological Sexual; Disorders, Sexual Aversion; Disorders, Sexual Arousal; Orgasmic Disorders; Disorders, Psychosexual; Disorders, Orgasmic; Disorder, Psychosexual; Aversion Disorders, Sexual; Arousal Disorders, Sexual; Sexual Aversion Disorder

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