There are several possible causes of sexual dysfunction in depressed disorder. However, patients will rarely report sexual problem spontaneously. Therefore, it is very difficult to determine a cause of sexual dysfunction in depressive patients, and th...
There are several possible causes of sexual dysfunction in depressed disorder. However, patients will rarely report sexual problem spontaneously. Therefore, it is very difficult to determine a cause of sexual dysfunction in depressive patients, and the differential diagnosis must include primary sexual dysfunction, sexual dysfunction associated with general medical and psychiatric disorder, and sexual dysfunction associated with treatment for psychiatric disorder.
Various strategies are recommended to manage antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in depression, including waiting, reducing the antidepressant dosage, use of drung holidays, use of adjunctive pharmacotherapy, and switching antidepressant. Use of an antidepressant with a low prevalence of sexual side effects, such as bupropion, nefazodone, and mirtazapine, may be the best way to avoid sexual dysfunction.