title: Sexual dysfunction in patients with epilepsy: communication strategies and assessment tools.
abstract: Sexual dysfunction is common among patients with epilepsy, but many clinicians do not include inquiries about this aspect of the patient's health in their routine evaluations. This article presents approaches for taking a sexual history and for discussing sexual problems. The utility of standardized sexual dysfunction questionnaires is reviewed and the important elements of appropriate and effective counseling are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ettinger
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Callanan
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires