ABSTRACT
Assessment of sexual functioning is an important component in many clinical encounters, and in research settings it is increasingly of interest with regard to side effects of new medications. The Sexual Self Efficacy Scale—Erectile Functioning is a brief self-report measure of the cognitive dimension of erectile functioning and adjustment in men. The Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire was developed from patient complaints of sexual dysfunction (SD), focus groups, and published sexual side effects of medications. The Female Sexual Distress Scale—Revised is a self-administered questionnaire designed to assess distress related to sexual dysfunction in women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, and other sexual dysfunctions. The Sexual Dysfunction Attributions Scale assesses an individual’s causal attributions, or subjective beliefs regarding the causes of their impaired sexual function. The Gay Male Sexual Difficulties Scale measures disturbances in “normal” sexual responding and reduced sexual function in gay men.
