Evaluation of sexual dysfunction and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center in Chhattisgarh | Zendy

Jitender Aneja | Zendy; Deepak Ghormode | Zendy; Pramod R Gupta | Zendy; Devendra Ratnani | Zendy

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Evaluation of sexual dysfunction and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center in Chhattisgarh

Author(s) -

Jitender Aneja,

Deepak Ghormode,

Pramod R Gupta,

Devendra Ratnani

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

industrial psychiatry journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0976-2795

pISSN - 0972-6748

DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_16_19

Subject(s) - orgasm , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , bipolar disorder , cross sectional study , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , clinical psychology , post hoc analysis , sexual arousal , distress , psychiatry , psychology , sexual dysfunction , cognition , sexual behavior , nursing , pathology , economics , macroeconomics

Sexual dysfunctions (SDs) are common and lead to psychological distress and impair quality of life (QOL). However, little attention has been paid to explore SD in severe mental illnesses (SMIs). Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of SD and its impact on the QOL in persons suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression and compare it with healthy controls.

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