BACKGROUND Current estimates of the societal costs of depression do not include estimates of how much individuals diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) would be willing to pay to eliminate their depression or how much they would have to be paid in order to accept continued depression. Choice-question data and discrete-choice random-utility models provide a useful method for valuing cha...

BACKGROUND Despite the fact that the physically disabled have difficulties in many aspects of their lives, including sexuality, society often ignores these needs or assume that they have no such needs. This cross-sectional study therefore seeks to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) and its impact on the quality of life among persons with physical disability residing in the Kuma...

Background: Aging has a powerful impact on the quality of life in general and probably sexual functioning. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate aging various aspects female sexuality.Patients Methods: One hundred fifty women aged 60 years or older were included this study. They all married free from diseases interfering with activity. The tool used was self-report questionnaire that 29 items desi...

Objectives: Sexual dysfunction is a major health problem and orgasmic one of the common sexual complaints reported by women. The aim this study was to determine effect assertiveness-focused cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBGT) on women’s orgasm. Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial included 24 women with secondary anorgasmia referring centers in Tehran, Iran. After randomly a...

The objective of this study was to test the Betty Dodson method of breaking the female orgasm barrier in chronic anorgasmic women. The aim was sexual and existential healing (salutogenesis) through direct confrontation and integration of both the repressed shame, guilt, and other negative feelings associated with body, genitals, and sexuality, and the repressed sexual pleasure and desire. We co...

inability to hear foetal heart sounds and on the apparent cessation of growth of the uterus after three examinations carried out at three-weekly intervals. The woman who felt well and was active had not been informed of the suspected death of her child. She felt no foetal movements and the repeated enquiries about the movements from her anxious husband led the young expectant mother to suspect ...

A atividade sexual é importante parâmetro na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos, e está cercada tabus, associados a questões saúde, podendo culminar numa disfunção sexual. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar prevalência em mulheres universitárias. Esta pesquisa teve como desenho metodológico estudo analítico transversal com amostras coletadas por meio questionários online um centro universitár...

Educational benefits of online collaborative group work have been confirmed in numerous research studies. Most frequently cited advantages include the development of skills of critical thinking and problem solving as well as skills of self-reflection and co-construction of knowledge and meaning. However, the establishment and maintenance of active collaboration in online study groups is a chall...

Abstract Introduction Female Orgasm Disorder and its risk factors are still under-investigated. Objective To describe the psychological, relational clinical correlates of orgasmic function during partnered sexual activity in women consulting for symptoms. Methods In an observational retrospective study, we collected data from a consecutive sample 430 heterosexual, sexually active (mean age 46±1...

Pasien Penyakit ginjal kronis yang menjalani hemodialisis, mengalami beban gangguan fungsional tinggi, harapan hidup terbatas, pelayanan kesehatan, komplikasi meyebabkan berbagai masalah psikologis seperti depresi dan kecemasan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi penyebab pada pasien gagal kronik hemodialisis Berbagai sumber penyakit antara lain; pertama kelelahan disebabkan anemia, urem...