title: Sexual Dysfunction Due to Psychotropic Medications.
abstract: Sexual functioning is important to assess in patients with psychiatric illness as both the condition and associated treatment may contribute to sexual dysfunction (SD). Antidepressant medications, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and antianxiety agents may be associated with SD related to drug mechanism of action. Sexual adverse effects may be related to genetic risk factors, impact on neurotransmitters and hormones, and psychological elements. Effective strategies to manage medication-induced sexual dysfunction are initial choice of a drug unlikely to cause SD, switching to a different medication, and adding an antidote to reverse SD. Appropriate interventions should be determined on a clinical case-by-case basis.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA. Electronic address: ahc8v@virginia.edu.
authors: Anita H
authors: AH
authors: Clayton
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors: Andrew R
authors: AR
authors: Alkis
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors: Nishant B
authors: NB
authors: Parikh
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors: Jennifer G
authors: JG
authors: Votta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: Antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction; Antipsychotic-induced sexual dysfunction; Psychotropic adverse effects; Psychotropic-induced sexual dysfunction; Sexual dysfunction