[Sexual behavior in patients with schizophrenia: a review of the literature and survey in patients attending a rehabilitation program].
Sexual functioning of patients with a severe psychotic illness such as schizophrenia has received little attention from clinicians. Sexual dysfunctions are an important contributing factor to a poor quality of life in this population and important factor in non-adherence to pharmacological treatment. A high percentage of individuals with schizophrenia reported to have no sexual intercourse or showed evidence of sexual dysfunction (28%; to 40%; in females and 40%; to 60%; in males), which has different etiology, like the illness itself (12%; to 15%;), aging (35%; to 41%;), or side effects from the psychiatric medication (26%; to 36%;). We alert about this problems and show the preliminary results of a survey in an adult chronic population (ranging between 27 to 57 years of age, with an equal sex distribution, attending in a psychiatric rehabilitation program in a half-way house.


RESULTS
a 36%; of the patients reported to have sexual difficulties, the 50%; of the sample has had sexual intercourse with some regularity, only the 32%; of the sample reported to have sex in the last month, and less than a 5%; of this population reported to have a regular partner, among others suggestions of sexual dysfunction.
Gabay
Pablo M
PM
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. pgabay@centroaranguren.com.
Fernández Bruno
Mónica
M
Roldán
Emilio
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D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents