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Response to Balon and Clayton (2014): Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder Is a Diagnosis More on Firm Ground than Thin Air

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Acknowledgments

Graham and Brotto were members of the DSM-5 Sexual Dysfunctions subworkgroup, which was part of the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Workgroup. Zucker was the Chair of the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Workgroup.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Shackleton Building (B44), Room 44/3016, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Cynthia A. Graham

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Lori A. Brotto

  3. Gender Identity Service, Child, Youth, and Family Services, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Kenneth J. Zucker

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Graham, C.A., Brotto, L.A. & Zucker, K.J. Response to Balon and Clayton (2014): Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder Is a Diagnosis More on Firm Ground than Thin Air. Arch Sex Behav 43, 1231–1234 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0248-0

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