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Sexual dysfunction among patients treated with antidepressants—a Hungarian retrospective study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P. Osváth ,
S. Fekete ,
V. Vörös  and
J. Vitrai
P. Osváth*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs ret u 2 7623, Hungary
S. Fekete
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs ret u 2 7623, Hungary
V. Vörös
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Pecs, Pecs ret u 2 7623, Hungary
J. Vitrai
Affiliation:
National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
*
* Corresponding author. E-mail address: peter.osvathp@aok.pte.hu (P. Osváth).
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Abstract

The authors have investigated the incidence and several aspects of sexual problems in Hungarian outpatients (N = 637) treated by antidepressive medication. In this multicentre epidemiological survey the sexual dysfunctions (SD) was assessed by psychiatrists using structured interviews. Seventy-eight of the sample has sexual problems, more than half of them mentioned SD after starting antidepressive medication. Comparing various groups of antidepressants, patients taking a RIMA compound reported the occurrence of SD not so often as in TCA or SSRI groups, where the rate of SD was very high. Authors pointed out that physicians have to pay special attention to this problem in everyday clinical practice, since the recognition and treatment of sexual dysfunction is critical for the patient’s satisfaction, medication compliance and the quality of life.

Keywords

DepressionAntidepressantsSexual dysfunctionEpidemiology
Type
Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 18 , Issue 8 , December 2003 , pp. 412 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 European Psychiatric Association

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