Prevalence and psychological impact of antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction: A study from North India

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 457-462

  Krishna, Kodakandla ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

antidepressants; compliance; quality of life; sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ORGASM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79960571388     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182227e78     Document Type: Article

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