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Depression and sexual dysfunction

Depression and sexual dysfunction
Depression and sexual dysfunction
Adequate sexual expression is an essential part of many human relationships, and may enhance quality of life and provide a sense of physical, psychological and social well-being. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that depression is associated with impairments of sexual function and satisfaction, even in untreated patients. Most antidepressant drugs have adverse effects on sexual function, but accurate identification of the incidence of treatment-emergent dysfunction has proved troublesome, as disturbances of the sexual response can only be detected in a reliable fashion when systematic enquiries are made before and during the course of treatment. Growing awareness of the adverse effects of many antidepressants on sexual function has led to attempts to resolve dysfunction though adjuvant or substitution treatment approaches. There is a need for further studies of the effects of antidepressants on sexual function.
0007-1420
81-99
Baldwin, David S.
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Baldwin, David S.
1beaa192-0ef1-4914-897a-3a49fc2ed15e

Baldwin, David S. (2001) Depression and sexual dysfunction. British Medical Bulletin, 57, 81-99.

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Abstract

Adequate sexual expression is an essential part of many human relationships, and may enhance quality of life and provide a sense of physical, psychological and social well-being. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that depression is associated with impairments of sexual function and satisfaction, even in untreated patients. Most antidepressant drugs have adverse effects on sexual function, but accurate identification of the incidence of treatment-emergent dysfunction has proved troublesome, as disturbances of the sexual response can only be detected in a reliable fashion when systematic enquiries are made before and during the course of treatment. Growing awareness of the adverse effects of many antidepressants on sexual function has led to attempts to resolve dysfunction though adjuvant or substitution treatment approaches. There is a need for further studies of the effects of antidepressants on sexual function.

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Published date: 2001

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Local EPrints ID: 27519
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/27519
ISSN: 0007-1420
PURE UUID: 2cc89b42-95ea-4561-9155-e8ed1c27fc8e
ORCID for David S. Baldwin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-0907

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Date deposited: 25 Apr 2006
Last modified: 28 Apr 2022 01:39

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