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Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants
Pleasurable sexual activity is an essential component of many human relationships, providing a sense of physical, psychological, and social well-being. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that depressive symptoms and depressive illness are associated with impairments in sexual function and sat...
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23431429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/256841 |
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author | Baldwin, David S. Palazzo, M. Carlotta Masdrakis, Vasilios G. |
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description | Pleasurable sexual activity is an essential component of many human relationships, providing a sense of physical, psychological, and social well-being. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that depressive symptoms and depressive illness are associated with impairments in sexual function and satisfaction, both in untreated and treated patients. The findings of randomized placebo-controlled trials demonstrate that most of the currently available antidepressant drugs are associated with the development or worsening of sexual dysfunction, in a substantial proportion of patients. Sexual difficulties during antidepressant treatment often resolve as depression lifts but can endure over long periods and may reduce self-esteem and affect mood and relationships adversely. Sexual dysfunction during antidepressant treatment is typically associated with many possible causes, but the risk and type of dysfunction vary with differing compounds and should be considered when making decisions about the relative merits and drawbacks of differing antidepressants. A range of interventions can be considered when managing patients with sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressants, including the prescription of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, but none of these approaches can be considered “ideal.” As treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction is less frequent with certain drugs, presumably related to differences in their pharmacological properties, and because current management approaches are less than ideal, a reduced burden of treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction represents a tolerability target in the development of novel antidepressants. |
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spelling | pubmed-35756622013-02-21 Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants Baldwin, David S. Palazzo, M. Carlotta Masdrakis, Vasilios G. Depress Res Treat Review Article Pleasurable sexual activity is an essential component of many human relationships, providing a sense of physical, psychological, and social well-being. Epidemiological and clinical studies show that depressive symptoms and depressive illness are associated with impairments in sexual function and satisfaction, both in untreated and treated patients. The findings of randomized placebo-controlled trials demonstrate that most of the currently available antidepressant drugs are associated with the development or worsening of sexual dysfunction, in a substantial proportion of patients. Sexual difficulties during antidepressant treatment often resolve as depression lifts but can endure over long periods and may reduce self-esteem and affect mood and relationships adversely. Sexual dysfunction during antidepressant treatment is typically associated with many possible causes, but the risk and type of dysfunction vary with differing compounds and should be considered when making decisions about the relative merits and drawbacks of differing antidepressants. A range of interventions can be considered when managing patients with sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressants, including the prescription of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, but none of these approaches can be considered “ideal.” As treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction is less frequent with certain drugs, presumably related to differences in their pharmacological properties, and because current management approaches are less than ideal, a reduced burden of treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction represents a tolerability target in the development of novel antidepressants. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3575662/ /pubmed/23431429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/256841 Text en Copyright © 2013 David S. Baldwin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Baldwin, David S. Palazzo, M. Carlotta Masdrakis, Vasilios G. Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants |
title | Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants |
title_full | Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants |
title_fullStr | Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants |
title_full_unstemmed | Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants |
title_short | Reduced Treatment-Emergent Sexual Dysfunction as a Potential Target in the Development of New Antidepressants |
title_sort | reduced treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction as a potential target in the development of new antidepressants |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23431429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/256841 |
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