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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 1989 Dec;57(6):683–691. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.57.6.683

Table 1.

Percentage of DSM-III Sexual Dysfunction Diagnoses by Group at 12 Months Posttreatment Considering Diagnoses at 4 Months Posttreatment

Status at 12 months posttreatment
Dysfunction by group Never dysfunctional Continuing dysfunction New late dysfunction Resolved dysfunction
Inhibited desire
Cancer 47% 16% 16% 21%
Benign 60% 0% 13% 27%
Healthy 82% 2% 7% 9%
Inhibited excitement
Cancer 47% 16% 13% 27%
Benign 67% 0% 20% 13%
Healthy 87% 0% 9% 4%
Inhibited orgasm
Cancer 58% 18% 11% 13%
Benign 73% 7% 7% 13%
Healthy 91% 2% 4% 2%
Dyspareunia
Cancer 53% 21% 8% 18%
Benign 67% 7% 7% 20%
Healthy 93% 0% 2% 4%

Note. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II1; American Psychiatric Association, 1980).