The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences

Yazarlar: Tonguç Demir Berkol , Yusuf Ezel Yıldırım , Ava Şirin Tav , Hanife Yılmaz Çengel , İlker Özyıldırım

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DOI:10.5455/JNBS.1542900471

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Özet: Although Sexual Dysfunction (SD) is included in classification systems as a diagnostic of its own, it may both be associated with other medical conditions and often accompany other psychiatric disorders. SD is more common in females than males and the decrease in sexual desire is the most common sexual problem in females. Major comorbid psychiatric disorders are major depression (MD) and anxiety disorders (AD). A total of 68 female patients admitted to the psychiatry clinic were included in the study. Of these, 24 were with MD and 44 patients with AD (7 OCD, 16 PD, 20 GAD, 1 SAD). The diagnosis was made by a psychiatrist using SCID-I / CV. All patients were non-medicated. After the diagnostic interviews, detailed interviews were conducted by the psychiatrist in order to evaluate the sexual function. Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale Female Form (ASEX) was performed to all patients, and our study was performed retrospectively with file screening. When the MD and AD patients were compared in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics, it was found that MD patients were significantly younger than the patients with AD in terms of age. All items of ASEX had statistical significance between the two groups. In our study, the most frequently observed sexual problem in patients with MD and AD was found to be a decrease in sexual desire and it seems to support the studies done in the past. Although sexual dysfunction is common in both groups, sexual life in MD patients is more negatively affected than AD patients.

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