The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX): Reliability and validity

Although sexual dysfunction is common in psychiatric patients, quantificati on of sexual dysfunction is limited by the paucity of validated, user-frien dly scales. In order to address this problem, the authors have developed th e Arizona Sexual Experiences Scales (ASEX), a five-item rating scale that q uantifies sex drive, arousal, vaginal lubrication/penile erection, ability to reach orgasm, and satisfaction from orgasm. Possible total scores range from 5 to 30, with the higher scores indicating more sexual dysfunction. Th is study assesses the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and co nvergent and discrimination validity of the ASEX.