Open AccessEvaluation 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) -
Deepak Ghormode,
Pramod R Gupta,
Devendra Ratnani,
Jitender Aneja
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/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.