Open AccessA prospective study on sexual dysfunctions in depressed males and the response to treatment
Author(s) -
Abha Thakurdesai,
Neena Sawant
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_386_17
Subject(s) - escitalopram , depression (economics) , psychiatry , population , beck depression inventory , clinical psychology , psychology , sexual dysfunction , sexual functioning , medicine , anxiety , environmental health , antidepressant , economics , macroeconomics
Sexual dysfunctions are common in depression but are often underreported and the misconceptions about sexual functioning are highly prevalent. Medications used to treat depression can also cause impairments in sexual functioning. Hence, we decided to study the prevalence and types of problems in sexual functioning, sexual myths, and misconceptions in depressed males and compare it with the general population, along with the changes in depression and sexual functioning after treatment with escitalopram.