Patrícia M. Pascoal

ORCID: 0000-0002-2810-4034 · 5 papers in corpus
other 2026
A longitudinal network analysis of pain, psychological processes and psychological and sexual distress in women with endometriosis
British journal of health psychology ·doi:10.1111/bjhp.70071

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies in endometriosis have linked the experience and impact of pain to psychological distress and sexual dysfunction. However, little is known about how these factors interact over time or how underlying cognitive-em…

2025
Sexual distress with partnered face-to-face sexual activity: an exploratory qualitative study with heterosexual cis people who seek and do not seek professional help.
Frontiers in psychology ·doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1553893

IntroductionSexual distress is interrelated with mental health and relationship quality and is fundamental for establishing a diagnosis of sexual dysfunction, even though it also affects people who do not seek professional clinical help. Re…

article 2024
(171) TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS: A SHORT REPORT ON PAIN, SEXUAL DISTRESS, AND HEALTH PROFILE
·doi:10.1093/jsxmed/qdae161.137

Abstract Introduction Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) people with endometriosis’ sexual health out-comes have been overlooked, and important emotional experiences, such as sexual distress and its correlates, have been ignored, preventi…

article 2024
The Need to Look at Transgender and Gender Diverse People's Health: A Preliminary Descriptive Report on Pain, Sexual Distress, and Health Profile of Five Transmasculine People and One Non-Binary Person with Endometriosis
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/healthcare12121229

The sexual health of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people with endometriosis has been overlooked, and important emotional experiences, such as sexual distress and its correlates, have been ignored. This has prevented a more comprehen…

2024
Understanding sexual distress related to sexual function (SDRSF): A preliminary framework based on a qualitative study with clinical sexologists.
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP ·doi:10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100473

IntroductionSexual distress related to sexual function (SDRSF) is pivotal in diagnosing sexual dysfunction. However, there is a lack of theoretical models for its comprehension and of knowledge concerning how to address it in clinical pract…