Reversible loss of nocturnal penile tumescence during depression: a preliminary report.
Depressed patients regularly report a loss of interest in sex, but whether this represents only a lack of psychological motivation or is a reflection of an underlying physiological abnormality is unknown. We have studied 2 men suffering from severe depression and have observed that nocturnal penile tumescence was virtually absent while the men were depressed but returned to normal on recovery.
D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009661:Nortriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000187:drug effects; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000187:drug effects
D009661:Nortriptyline; D007099:Imipramine