ABSTRACT

Patient with organic mood disorder were excluded from the study. Screening for sexual dysfunction was done according to ICD-10 DCR criteria and patients from both outpatient and inpatient setting was taken into the study. A total of 101 patients were recruited for the study by on basis of consecutive sampling the major cause of sexual dysfunction is due the depression per se, though antidepressants can also contribute in the form orgasm dysfunction, ejaculatory disturbances and loss of libido. Co-morbid substance use may also contribute the above picture. Patient with depression can experience various type of sexual dysfunction however decreased desire is commoner in depression compared to the profile of sexual dysfunction in other psychiatric illness. Keywords: Sexual Dysfunction, Male Patients, Depression, ICD-10 DCR criteria
Publication date: 1/1/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.1.1018