[Assessment of sexual function from a psychopharmacological viewpoint].
The aim of this paper is to discuss aspects linked to the assessment of sexual activity in mental health patients. Traditionally, and to this day, this assessment has received insufficient consideration by intervening professionals. Emphasis is made on determining the onset of sexual dysfunction with respect to the disorder prompting the visit. Schizophrenia is taken as the paradigm of the pathology least considered as regards assessment of the sexual activity of those suffering from this disorder.
Mussa
Alexis
A
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. amussa@intramed.net
Nemirovsky
Martín
M
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019529:Sexuality / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs