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Prevalence and Nature of Sexual Dysfunctions in OCD in a Tertiary Medical College

Authors :
Sharmila Sarkar
Asim Kumar Mallick
Paramita Ray
Pradipto Dhar
Rajarshi Guha Thakurta
Om Prakash Singh
Source :
Eastern Journal of Psychiatry. 17:20-30
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing, 2021.

Abstract

Normal sexual behavior brings pleasure to oneself and one's partner involves stimulation of the primary sex organs including coitus; it is devoid of inappropriate feelings of guilt or anxiety and is not compulsive. Sexual functioning is influenced by a number of factors, mental illness being one of them. Sexual dysfunction in patients with OCD has mostly been studied independently or in gender-specific studies. These studies have reported significant dysfunction in different areas of sexual functioning. The aim of this study is an attempt to assess & compare the presence, prevalence & types of sexual dysfunctions (SD) in OCD mostly coming from rural background in a Tertiary Government Hospital in West Bengal. Our study revealed Sexual dysfunction was in 53.33% of the subjects. Orgasmic dysfunction was the most frequent dysfunction 20.51% in females (N=8), followed by problems in desire15.38%. However since the data were collected from a specific population, the degree to which they represent the general population cannot be commented upon. Key word : OCD, Sexual Dysfunction

Details

ISSN :
09760334 and 09741313
Volume :
17
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Eastern Journal of Psychiatry
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........1c87c6833f266959bae402bb673c1a91
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5005/ejp-17-2-20