Female Sexual Distress Scale
The FSDS is a brief self-report measure designed to assess psychological distress specifically related to female sexual dysfunction. Originally developed by Derogatis and colleagues and published in 2002, the revised version (FSDS-R) comprises 13 items measuring distress about sexual concerns, with particular utility in identifying women who seek treatment for sexual problems versus those with asymptomatic sexual dysfunction. It is widely used in clinical practice and research to distinguish distress-inducing sexual dysfunction from normative sexual variation.
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- Derogatis, L. R., Clayton, A. H., Lewis-D'Agostino, D. J., Wunderlich, G., & Fu, Y. (2008). Validation of the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised for assessing distress in women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder and female sexual arousal disorder. Journal of Sexual & Marital Therapy, 34(2), 94–118. · DOI 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00672.x
- Derogatis, L. R. (1994). SCL-90-R: Administration, Scoring and Procedures Manual. National Computer Systems. · URL
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