A pilot study of a structured interview addressing sexual function in men with schizophrenia

Michael A. Burke; Joseph Patrick McEvoy; James C. Ritchie

doi:10.1016/0006-3223(94)91164-9

A pilot study of a structured interview addressing sexual function in men with schizophrenia

Michael A. Burke, Joseph Patrick McEvoy, James C. Ritchie

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Twenty physically healthy men with schizophrenia responded to a 15-item questionnaire inquiring about their usual and their present (on medications) sexual functioning. Two summary measures of present impairment (the average of items 7-13 that detail the patients' specific complaints of impairment, and item 15, the interviewer's global judgement of impairment) were significantly correlated with each other and with the differences between usual and present reported frequencies of erection and masturbation. More severe impairment on these summary measures was significantly associated with greater biological evidence of dopamine blockade (more severe extrapyramidal side effects and higher serum prolactin levels).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	32-35
Number of pages	4
Journal	Biological Psychiatry
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3223(94)91164-9
State	Published - Jan 1 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Sexual function
antipyschotic drugs
extrapyramidal side effects
prolactin
schizophrenia

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Biological Psychiatry

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