Is There an Association Between Schizophrenia and Sexual Dysfunction in Both Sexes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Journal of sexual medicine Vol. 17; no. 8; pp. 1476 - 1488
• Main Authors: Zhao, Shankun, Wang, Xiaolan, Qiang, Xie, Wang, Hui, He, Jian, Shen, Maolei, Zheng, Changjun, Kang, Ran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Risk; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia - epidemiology; Sexual Behavior; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - epidemiology; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology; Schizophrenia; Risk; Sexual dysfunction; Meta-analysis

Mounting clinical studies have reported patients with schizophrenia are at high risk of developing sexual dysfunction (SD), but a directly calculated prevalence of SD is currently lacking. To further quantify the association between schizophrenia and SD. MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase (OVID), the Cochrane...