A Place for Sexual Dysfunctions in an Empirical Taxonomy of Psychopathology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10219366
AutoresMiriam K Forbes (0000-0002-6954-3818, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Minnesota, autor de correspondencia), Andrew J Baillie (Macquarie University), Andrew Baillie (0000-0003-3424-5703, Macquarie University), Nicholas R Eaton (0000-0002-2958-5837, Stony Brook University), Robert F Krueger (0000-0001-9127-5509, University of Minnesota)
Año2017
Volumen54
Número4-5
Páginas465-485
Fecha de publicación2017-06-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Sex Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4499 • E-ISSN: 1559-8519
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00224499.2016.1269306
PMID28121167
OpenAlexW2580859714
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas219

Sexual dysfunctions commonly co-occur with various depressive and anxiety disorders. An emerging framework for understanding the classification of mental disorders suggests that such comorbidity is a manifestation of underlying dimensions of psychopathology (or "spectra"). In this review, we synthesize the evidence that sexual dysfunctions should be included in the empirical taxonomy of psychopathology as part of the internalizing spectrum, which accounts for comorbidity among the depressive and anxiety disorders. The review has four parts. Part 1 summarizes the empirical basis and utility of the empirical taxonomy of psychopathology. Part 2 reviews the prima facie evidence for the hypothesis that sexual dysfunctions are part of the internalizing spectrum (i.e., high rates of comorbidity; shared cognitive, affective, and temperament characteristics; common neural substrates and biomarkers; shared course and treatment response; and the lack of causal relationships between them). Part 3 critically analyzes and integrates the results of the eight studies that have addressed this hypothesis. Finally, Part 4 examines the implications of reconceptualizing sexual dysfunctions as part of the internalizing spectrum, and explores avenues for future research

Anxiety · Biology · Cognition · Comorbidity · Developmental psychology · Developmental psychopathology · Empirical evidence · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Taxonomy (biology) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Sexual function and dysfunction studies