Depression and erectile dysfunction.
Depression and erectile dysfunction (ED) clearly are associated. Although urologists and psychiatrists have long recognized that antidepressant medications affect erectile function negatively, the interplay between the two conditions remains underappreciated. Psychiatrists may be reluctant to question a patient in detail about ED, and urologists seldom perform a formal assessment of the presence of depression in patients who have ED. This article gives a quick overview of the relationship between these two conditions and provides the clinician with the knowledge required to effectively manage ED with comorbid depression.
Makhlouf
Antoine
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Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. makh1001@umn.edu
Kparker
Ashay
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Niederberger
Craig S
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D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011687:Purines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate