Mechanisms of the association between PTSD and sexual arousal and lubrication functioning among trauma-exposed female service members/veterans

  • Blais, R. K., Bird, E., Sartin-Tarm, A., Campbell, S. B., & Lorenz, T. (2022). Mechanisms of the association between PTSD and sexual arousal and lubrication functioning among trauma-exposed female service members/veterans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 301, 352-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.106
  • This study examined associations between mental health symptoms (i.e., alcohol use, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) and sexual functioning (i.e., sexual arousal, lubrication during sex) in women Service members and Veterans. Depressive symptoms and romantic relationship satisfaction were examined as mechanisms that explained the associations between mental health symptoms and sexual functioning. In the sample of 464 women Service members and Veterans, PTSD symptoms were directly and indirectly associated with sexual functioning through relationship satisfaction and depressive symptoms.

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