Table 3. Overview of the study findings.
| Descriptive code1 | Category |
| Sex during episodes | Casual sex during illness episodes |
| Sex because wanted to die | |
| Wanting immediate satisfaction | |
| Raped outside home by stranger | Rape by non-partners |
| Raped at home by intruder | |
| Sex for money | Exploitation by partners |
| Sex for psychiatric treatment | |
| Reactions to partner unfaithfulness | Non-monogamous partners |
| Absence from home creates opportunity | |
| Illness made partner get other partner | |
| Lack of desire and sexual dysfunction | Sexual inactivity |
| Perceived unattractiveness in men | |
| Money needed to get partner |
1
Descriptive codes frequently refer to meaning units (i.e. text fragments) from more than one study participant.