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Namlı Z, Tamam L, Demirkol ME, Karaytuğ MO, Yeşiloğlu C, Uğur K. The Relationship among Dyadic Adjustment and Disease Burden in Patients with Bipolar Disorder and Their Spouses. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13. [PMID: 36829320 DOI: 10.3390/bs13020091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Spouses of individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) experience significant burdens, and the perception of the burden may affect dyadic adjustment. We aimed to investigate the sexual functions, alexithymic traits, marital satisfaction, and burden in patients with BD and their spouses. We also aimed to assess the mediating role of sexual functions and alexithymia in the relationship between burden and dyadic adjustment. (2) Methods: We included 81 patients with BD type 1 (40.69 ± 8.55 years, 65.4% female, and 34.6% male) and their healthy spouses (40.95 ± 7.30 years, 34.6% female, and 65.4% male) and 78 healthy controls (38.90 ± 5.88, 48.7% female, and 51.3% male). The participants were evaluated using the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20), and Burden Assessment Scale (BAS). (3) Results: The GRISS scores of the control group were significantly lower than the spouses and BD groups. The DAS total score of the control group was significantly higher than that of the spouses and BD groups. Regression analyses revealed that TAS, GRISS, and HDRS scores were associated with DAS scores in the BD group. In the spouse group, TAS and BAS scores were associated with DAS scores. The GRISS scores partially mediated the relationship between dyadic adjustment and burden in the spouses of patients with BD. (4) Conclusions: Mental health professionals should regularly scan caregivers' perceptions of burden. Appropriate psychosocial interventions could help spouses of patients with BD to cope better with the burden and improve dyadic adjustment.
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Hirte TS, Fellendorf FT, Unterrainer HF, Dalkner N, Bengesser SA, Birner A, Platzer M, Queissner R, Holasek S, Schwerdtfeger A, Reininghaus EZ. Eating Habits and Eating Disorder Associated Behavior in Bipolar Disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis 2022; 210:930-4. [PMID: 36200849 DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A relevant comorbidity of bipolar disorder (BD) is eating disorders (EDs). Crossed vulnerability factors as eating disorder-specific symptoms (EDSSs) may trigger the onset of both disorders in either direction. The Structured Inventory for Anorexic and Bulimic Eating Disorders for Self-Report was used to examine the occurrence of EDs in euthymic/subsyndromal individuals with BD ( n = 86) and healthy controls ( n = 86) matched for age and sex. Furthermore, we explored EDSSs with the subscales "general psychopathology and social integration," "bulimic symptoms," "body image and slimness ideal," "sexuality and body weight," "counteract," and "atypical binge." Higher rates of all EDSSs were reported in BD. Younger individuals with BD showed higher expression in "bulimic symptoms," "body image and slimness ideal," and "atypical binge" subscales. No participants fulfilled ED diagnosis. The findings show a link between EDSS and BD. Clinicians should pay attention to a multimodal intervention, considering risk factors, investigating eating habits and ED associated behaviors.
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Dargél AA, Mosconi E, Volant S, Taieb D, Brenot P. Sexual dysfunction among males and females with bipolar disorder and healthy subjects: The burden of illness severity. Bipolar Disord 2022; 24:637-646. [PMID: 36000440 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sexual dysfunction has wide-ranging impacts on the person's functioning and quality of life, being associated with higher severity of psychiatric illnesses and poor therapeutic response. Given the paucity of data on this topic in bipolar disorder (BD), we investigated sexual functioning among males and females with BD and healthy controls (HCs) as well as whether illness severity markers and subthreshold mood symptoms were associated with sexual dysfunctions in BD patients. METHODS The study included 80 BD outpatients and 70 HCs. Sexual functioning was evaluated using the validated, gender-specific Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ-14). RESULTS BD patients had a significantly poorer sexual functioning than HCs (p < 0.00001). The odds of sexual dysfunction doubled given a one-unit increase in the number of suicide attempts (adjusted OR = 2.01, 95% CI:1.23-3.55; p < 0.01) and increased by 60% for every additional hospitalization (p < 0.05). Greater illness duration was associated with arousal/orgasmic (p < 0.05) and overall sexual dysfunctions (p < 0.01). BD patients with more mixed or (hypo)manic episodes had a lower likelihood of libido loss and arousal/orgasmic disturbances (p < 0.01), respectively. Higher levels of subthreshold depressive symptoms increased by 20% the odds of sexual interest/frequency dysfunctions (p < 0.05), and up to 60% regarding orgasmic disturbances (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Sexual functioning may be a useful proxy of illness severity as well as a relevant dimension to more deeply characterize BD patients. Further studies are warranted to replicate our findings, to evaluate temporal associations between sexual dysfunctions and illness severity across the BD mood and treatment spectrums and to explore neurobiological underpinnings of these associations.
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- Aroldo A Dargél
- Institut Pasteur, Unité Perception et Mémoire, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Paris, France
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- Centre d'étude de la Sexologie et de la Sexualité Humaine, Université Paris 5-René Descartes, Paris, France
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- Hub de Bioinformatique, Biostatistique et Biologie Intégrative, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Centre d'étude de la Sexologie et de la Sexualité Humaine, Université Paris 5-René Descartes, Paris, France
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- Centre d'étude de la Sexologie et de la Sexualité Humaine, Université Paris 5-René Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychology, Willamette University, Salem, OR, USA
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Mukhopadhyay S, Sharma S, Aggarwal A, Kataria D. Perceived stress, marital satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction in spouses of males having bipolar disorder with and without alcohol use disorder: A cross-sectional study. Indian J Psychiatry 2021; 63:270-273. [PMID: 34211220 PMCID: PMC8221204 DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_483_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are frequently comorbid and affect the social, occupational, and personal domains of patients and their spouses. AIM This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess and compare the levels of stress, marital satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction between the spouses of males with BPAD + AUD and of those without AUD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Spouses of 100 males with diagnosed BPAD, currently in remission, including fifty patients having comorbid AUD, were recruited as participants. Participants were assessed with Perceived Stress Scale-10, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, and Sexuality Scale. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, analysis of variance, and correlation on SPSS were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS More stress (59%), poorer marital (53%) and sexual satisfaction (89%) were found in the majority participants, with significantly higher stress in the group with husbands having both BPAD + AUD (P < 0.01). Duration of cohabitation had a direct, and education and family income had inverse relations with stress. CONCLUSIONS BPAD worsens stress, marital satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction in the study participants, the stress increasing further with comorbid AUD. Education, family income, and duration of cohabitation have a significant bearing on stress.
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- Sanchari Mukhopadhyay
- Department of Integrative Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Consultant Psychiatrist, The Psych Clinic, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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- Department of Psychiatry and Drug Deaddiction Centre, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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Newcomb ME, Swann G, Ma J, Moskowitz D, Bettin E, Macapagal K, Whitton SW. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Influences on Sexual Satisfaction in Young Male Couples: Analyses of Actor-Partner Interdependence Models. J Sex Res 2021; 58:183-194. [PMID: 32955948 PMCID: PMC7855530 DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1820933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Very little research has examined sexual satisfaction in young gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men (YMSM). Sexual satisfaction has important implications for individual wellbeing and is a central component of romantic relationship functioning and satisfaction. In order to fill this gap, this study examined interpersonal and intrapersonal factors associated with sexual satisfaction in a large sample of young male couples. Data for these analyses came from the baseline visits of two ongoing randomized controlled trials of 2GETHER, a relationship education and HIV prevention program for young male couples. Participants for the current analytic sample were 419 couples (individual N = 838) from across the United States who were diverse in terms of race/ethnicity, HIV status, and geographic region. Analyses found that relationship functioning (i.e., relationship satisfaction, communication) was positively associated with sexual satisfaction, while not having a specified relationship agreement (i.e., monogamy/non-monogamy agreement) was associated with less sexual satisfaction. Intrapersonal factors (i.e., depression, substance use) were associated with sexual satisfaction, but most of these effects became non-significant in a full multivariate model. Relationship functioning plays a central role in sexual satisfaction and should be addressed in couple-based programs to optimize relationship functioning and sexual health.
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- Michael E. Newcomb
- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Mamali FC, Chapman M, Lehane CM, Dammeyer J. A National Survey on Intimate Relationships, Sexual Activity, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Adults with Physical and Mental Disabilities. Sex Disabil 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11195-020-09645-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ghormode D, Gupta P, Ratnani D, Aneja J. Evaluation of sexual dysfunction and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center in Chhattisgarh. Ind Psychiatry J 2019; 28:75-81. [PMID: 31879451 PMCID: PMC6929216 DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_16_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sexual dysfunctions (SDs) are common and lead to psychological distress and impair quality of life (QOL). However, little attention has been paid to explore SD in severe mental illnesses (SMIs). Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of SD and its impact on the QOL in persons suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression and compare it with healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 79 clinically stable patients and 50 healthy controls underwent evaluation for SD on the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, and their QOL was measured using the WHO QOL-BREF scale. Chi-square test was used for the categorical variables, whereas comparison of continuous variables was done by t-test with post hoc corrections. RESULTS Compared to healthy controls, patients with depression had significantly higher rates of SD in the domain of obtaining penile erection (P = 0.019), ability to reach orgasm (P = 0.03), and satisfaction from orgasm (P = 0.01). Patients with schizophrenia had higher rates of problems in achieving arousal (P < 0.01), penile erection (P = 0.03), and satisfaction from orgasm (P = 0.03), whereas those with bipolar disorder only differed significantly on the domain of ability to reach orgasm (P = 0.03). However, patients fared better than the controls on various domains of QOL (except social domain). CONCLUSION A significant number of patients with SMI suffer from SD. Hence, it should be made a routine practice to evaluate and address the problem of SDs in patients with SMI.
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- Deepak Ghormode
- Department of Psychiatry, CCM Medical College, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, CCM Medical College, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Montejo AL, Montejo L, Baldwin DS. The impact of severe mental disorders and psychotropic medications on sexual health and its implications for clinical management. World Psychiatry 2018; 17:3-11. [PMID: 29352532 PMCID: PMC5775119 DOI: 10.1002/wps.20509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sexual dysfunction often accompanies severe psychiatric illness and can be due to both the mental disorder itself and the use of psychotropic treatments. Many sexual symptoms resolve as the mental state improves, but treatment-related sexual adverse events tend to persist over time, and are unfortunately under-recognized by clinicians and scarcely investigated in clinical trials. Treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction adversely affects quality of life and may contribute to reduce treatment adherence. There are important differences between the various compounds in the incidence of adverse sexual effects, associated with differences in mechanisms of action. Antidepressants with a predominantly serotonergic activity, antipsychotics likely to induce hyperprolactinaemia, and mood stabilizers with hormonal effects are often linked to moderate or severe sexual dysfunction, including decreased libido, delayed orgasm, anorgasmia, and sexual arousal difficulties. Severe mental disorders can interfere with sexual function and satisfaction, while patients wish to preserve a previously satisfactory sexual activity. In many patients, a lack of intimate relationships and chronic deterioration in mental and physical health can be accompanied by either a poor sexual life or a more frequent risky sexual behaviour than in the general population. Here we describe the influence of psychosis and antipsychotic medications, of depression and antidepressant drugs, and of bipolar disorder and mood stabilizers on sexual health, and the optimal management of patients with severe psychiatric illness and sexual dysfunction.
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- Angel L Montejo
- Department of Nursing and Institute of Biomedicine of Salamanca, Neurosciences Area, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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BACKGROUND Whilst subjective quality of life has been extensively studied in patients with schizophrenia, little is known specifically about their satisfaction with their sex lives. Aim To assess the level of satisfaction with sex lives of patients with schizophrenia and explore patient characteristics associated with lower satisfaction. METHOD Data of five independent samples of patients with schizophrenia or related disorders (ICD-10 F20-29) were analysed. Quality of life including satisfaction with sex life was assessed on the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life. RESULTS Across all patients (N=1404), satisfaction with sex life was significantly lower than satisfaction with any other life domain, and in each sample mean scores were below the middle scale point, indicating explicit dissatisfaction. Lower satisfaction was associated with male gender, being unmarried and more affective symptoms. CONCLUSION Patients with schizophrenia experience their sex life as an area of particular dissatisfaction. Future research should identify context and reasons for this dissatisfaction.
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- Neelam Laxhman
- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Newham Centre for Mental Health, E13 8SP London, UK.
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- Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AB, United Kingdom
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- Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development, Newham Centre for Mental Health, E13 8SP London, UK
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Alidost F, Dolatian M, Shams J, Nasiri M, Sarkhoshpour E. The Correlation of Sexual Dysfunction with Prenatal Stress and Quality of Life: A Path Analysis. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2017; 19. [DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.55686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ratansi R, Hoole J, Mitchell DA, Kanatas A. Why don't we mention "impact on intimacy" when we ask patients to give consent for treatment of oral cancer? Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [PMID: 28633803 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- R Ratansi
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals and St James Institute of Oncology, Leeds General Infirmary, LS1 3EX.
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- Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, RMO Building, Huddersfield HD3 3EA.
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- Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals and St James Institute of Oncology.
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Background Information on the association between bipolar disorder (BD), sexual satisfaction, sexual function, sexual distress and quality of life (QoL) is sparse. This study aims, in women with BD, to (i) investigate sexual dysfunction, sexual distress, general sexual satisfaction and QoL; (ii) explore whether sexual distress was related to affective symptoms and (iii) investigate whether QoL was associated with sexual distress. The study is a questionnaire survey in an outpatient cohort of women with BD using: Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire, Female Sexual Distress Scale, Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM), Major Depression Inventory (MDI) and The World Health Organisation Quality of Life-Brief. Results In total, 61 women (age range 19–63, mean 33.7 years) were recruited. Overall, 54% reported sexual distress (n = 33) and 39% were not satisfied with their sexual life (n = 24). Women with BD were significantly more sexually distressed in comparison with Danish women from the background population but they did not have a higher prevalence of impaired sexual function. Better sexual function was positively associated with ASRM scores while MDI scores were associated with more distress. Finally, the group of non-sexually distressed women with BD reported higher QoL scores compared with the sexually distressed group. Conclusions Women with BD exhibited a high prevalence of sexual distress and their sexual function seemed associated with their actual mood symptoms and perception of QoL.
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- Thea Sørensen
- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Clinic, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Dep. 6233, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Sexological Clinic, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Sexological Clinic, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Clinic, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Dep. 6233, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Bungener SL, Steensma TD, Cohen-Kettenis PT, de Vries ALC. Sexual and Romantic Experiences of Transgender Youth Before Gender-Affirmative Treatment. Pediatrics 2017; 139:peds.2016-2283. [PMID: 28242863 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In various Western countries early medical gender-affirmative treatment has become increasingly available for transgender adolescents. Research conducted before the start of medical gender-affirming treatment has focused on psychological and social functioning, and knowledge about the sexual health of this specific young group is lacking. METHODS Gender identity clinics referred 137 adolescents: 60 transgirls (birth-assigned boys, mean age 14.11 years, SD 2.21) and 77 transboys (birth assigned girls, mean age 15.14 years, SD 2.09; P = .05). A questionnaire on sexual experiences (kissing, petting while undressed, sexual intercourse), romantic experiences (falling in love, romantic relationships), sexual orientation, negative sexual experiences, and sexual satisfaction was administered. Experiences of the transgender adolescents were compared with data for same-aged youth of a Dutch general population study (N = 8520). RESULTS Of the transgender adolescents, 77% had fallen in love, 50% had had a romantic relationship, 26% had experienced petting while undressed, and 5% had had sexual intercourse. Transboys had more sexual experience than transgirls. In comparison with the general population, transgender adolescents were both sexually and romantically less experienced. CONCLUSIONS Despite challenges, transgender adolescent are sexually active, although to a lesser extent than their peers from the general population.
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- Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Pleasurable sexual activity is important in many human relationships and can provide a sense of physical, emotional and social well-being. Depressive symptoms and depressive illness are associated with impairments in sexual function and sexual dissatisfaction in untreated and treated patients. Most currently available antidepressant drugs are associated with development or worsening of sexual dysfunction in a substantial proportion of patients. Sexual difficulties during antidepressant treatment often resolve as depression lifts, but can persist over long periods, reducing self-esteem and affecting mood and relationships adversely. Sexual difficulties during antidepressant treatment typically have many possible causes but the incidence and nature of dysfunction varies between drugs. Many interventions can be considered when managing sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressants but no approach is 'ideal'. Because treatment-emergent sexual difficulties are less frequent with certain drugs, presumably related to differences in pharmacological properties, and since current interventions are suboptimal, a lower incidence of sexual dysfunction is a relevant tolerability target when developing novel antidepressants.
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Shahhosseini Z, Gardeshi ZH, Pourasghar M, Salehi F. A review of affecting factors on sexual satisfaction in women. Mater Sociomed 2014; 26:378-81. [PMID: 25685081 PMCID: PMC4314168 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2014.26.378-381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background: Sex is a complex, important and sensitive issue in human being and interwoven with the whole of human existence. Given the serious changes in attitude, function and behavior in sex, the need to address sexual function, especially sexual satisfaction, is felt completely. Sexual satisfaction has a very important role in creating marital satisfaction and any defect in sexual satisfaction is significantly associated with risky sexual behaviors, serious mental illness, social crimes and ultimately divorce. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore affecting factors on sexual satisfaction in women based on an overview in scientific database. Methods: In this narrative review the researchers searched MEDLINE database, Google Scholar and Science Direct as well as Persian database like Scientific Information Database with search terms of sexual satisfaction and sexual function, restricted to English/ Persian language, during the 20 years ago. Then those articles written by renowned experts were selected. In this regard, 57 articles have been reviewed, which 30 articles related to this research have been extracted. Results: The findings were divided in to four categories including: Demographic factors, Pathophysiological factors, Psychological factors and Sociocultural factors. Conclusions: Sexuality, especially sexual intimacy is sophisticated and yet elegant affair that the other persons has different definitions and different functions. Discrepancies in the results of the studies show that analysis of factors affecting sexual satisfaction regardless of the women’s’ sociocultural context, religious beliefs, and personal attitudes is undoubtedly inefficient, unscientific and irrational.
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- Zohreh Shahhosseini
- Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Doornwaard SM, Bickham DS, Rich M, Vanwesenbeeck I, van den Eijnden RJJM, ter Bogt TFM. Sex-related online behaviors and adolescents' body and sexual self-perceptions. Pediatrics 2014; 134:1103-10. [PMID: 25404728 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE This study investigated: (1) the prevalence and development of 2 receptive (sexually explicit Internet material [SEIM] use and sexual information seeking) and 2 interactive (cybersex and general social networking site [SNS] use) online behaviors in adolescence; (2) whether development of these behaviors predict adolescents' body and sexual self-perceptions; and (3) whether parental strategies regarding adolescents' Internet use reduce engagement in sex-related online behaviors. METHODS Four-wave longitudinal data among 1132 seventh- to 10th-grade Dutch adolescents (mean age at wave 1: 13.95 years; 52.7% boys) were collected. Developmental trajectories of sex-related online behaviors were estimated by using latent growth curve modeling. Self-perception outcomes at wave 4 and parental strategies predicting online behaviors were investigated by adding regression paths to growth models. RESULTS Boys occasionally and increasingly used SEIM. Patterns for girls' SEIM use and boys' and girls' sexual information seeking and cybersex were consistently low. SNS use, however, was a common, daily activity for both. Higher initial levels and/or faster increases in sex-related online behaviors generally predicted less physical self-esteem (girls' SNS use only), more body surveillance, and less satisfaction with sexual experience. Private Internet access and less parental rule setting regarding Internet use predicted greater engagement in sex-related online behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Although most sex-related online behaviors are not widespread among youth, adolescents who engage in such behaviors are at increased risk for developing negative body and sexual self-perceptions. Particular attention should be paid to adolescents' SNS use because this behavior is most popular and may, through its interactive characteristics, elicit more critical self-evaluations. Prevention efforts should focus on parents' role in reducing risky sex-related online behaviors.
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- Suzan M Doornwaard
- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands;
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- Center on Media and Child Health, and Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center on Media and Child Health, and Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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