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Objective: Major depressive disorder (MDD),
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are known to have
significant impact on sexual functioning. They have been
studied individually. Therefore, this study was planned to
compare the sexual dysfunction between MDD, OCD,
and GAD with healthy subjects as controls.
Method: Four groups (MDD, OCD, GAD,
and healthy subjects), matched for age, gender, marital
status, and education status were identified by using
the Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire.
Subjects in these groups were assessed for absence of
any major physical and psychiatric disorders. MDD,
OCD, and GAD were rated for severity of illness by using
the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Yale-Brown
Obsessive Compulsive Scale, and Hamilton Rating
Scale for Anxiety, respectively. Subjects were evaluated
with the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale for sexual
dysfunction, which was defined as either a score of >= 5
on any item or a total score of >= 17. Suitable
statistical analysis was used to interpret the results. The study
was conducted from May 2006 through July 2007.
Results: Fifty patients in each group were
selected. The rate of sexual dysfunction was 30% in healthy
controls, 76% in MDD subjects, 50% in OCD subjects,
and 64% in GAD subjects. Low desire was the most
commonly reported dysfunction among all the categories
(p < .001). No particular dysfunction was associated
with the 4 categories under study. Severity of illness did
not correlate with the severity of sexual dysfunction.
Conclusions: Persons with MDD have more
sexual dysfunction than those with OCD and GAD. These
disorders had a pervasive affect on sexual functioning
of the individuals.
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 2008;10(4):299-305
https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.v10n0405
© Copyright 2008 Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.