Should Sexual Desire and Arousal Disorders in Wome

Authors: Lori A Brotto Cynthia A Graham Yitzchak M Binik R Taylor Segraves Kenneth J Zucker

Publish Date: 2010/12/17

Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-225

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Abstract

We are grateful for the opportunity to reply to the Letter to the Editor entitled “Should Sexual Desire and Arousal Disorders in Women Be Merged” by DeRogatis Clayton Rosen Sand and Pyke 2010 Considerable debate has emerged since the publication of our proposed revisions for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder HSDD and Female Sexual Arousal Disorder FSAD for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM5 Brotto 2010 Graham 2010 Published commentaries and our response Binik Brotto Graham Segraves 2010 appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of Sexual MedicineAt the outset we wish to respond to a statement made by DeRogatis et al regarding the basis for our proposed revisions DeRogatis et al argued that fundamental changes to psychiatric nomenclature “…should be based on confirmed data—preferably from multiple clinical trials or observational studies—rather than on theoretical speculations or expert opinion as inDrs Brotto Binik Graham and Segraves are members of the DSM5 Sexual Dysfunctions subworkgroup Chair Dr Segraves and Dr Zucker is the Chair of the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Workgroup We wish to also thank Dr Ellen Laan for her very useful feedback on this Letter

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