title: Sexual function in patients with Parkinson's disease and their partners.
abstract: Sexual function in patients with Parkinson's disease has received virtually no attention. There are many reasons (physical, psychological and social), why such patients might experience problems within their sexual relationships. A group of patients and their partners completed a series of self-report measures, aimed at assessing sexual function and a range of factors which might be associated with any difficulties. The results revealed a high level of dysfunction, not just in the patients but also in their partners. Most effected were the couples in which the patient was male. A range of problems were reported by both patients and their partners. These were, in turn, associated with a range of variables relating to the disease, psychological and social factors. No simple causal model was suggested, and a multimodal therapeutic approach might be expected to have most benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jahanshahi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Marsden
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010556:Personality Tests; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role