Clinical Psychology 9 (2016), 1, 146-146


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The Sexuality of Male Patients with Affective Disorders - Demographic and Clinical Features


R. Kowalczyk - Department of Sexology, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Cracow, Poland
T. Krystyan - Department of Sexology, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Cracow, Poland
D. Dudek - Department of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
M. Krzystanek - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
M. Lew-Starowicz - Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
W. Merk - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
K. Waszynska - Department Of Health Promotion and Psychotherapy, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
A. Daren - Department of Sexology, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Cracow, Poland

https://doi.org/10.21465/2016-KP-P-0018

Fulltext (english, pages 146-146).pdf


Abstracts
Objective: Aim: The aim of this study was to explore sexuality (frequency and willingness to initiate sexual contact, opinions on sexual life and possible sexual dysfunctions) among Polish male patients treated in psychiatric clinics with a diagnosis of affective disorder. Design and Method: Method: 62 men aged 23-61 years with diagnosed affective disorder according to ICD-10 criteria were included. Participants were asked to complete the Kratochvil Sexual Function of Man (SFM/K) Questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Obtained data was complemented by socio-medical history, including type of affective disorder, duration of the disease, drug abuse, and somatic comorbidities. Results: Results: 52% of participants were diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the second most common diagnosis was recurrent depressive disorder. Bipolar men reported more often sexual contacts, more frequently had a good feeling after sexual intercourse. 61% of respondents reported at least one sexual dysfunction. Most common psychological factor was fear of failing as sexual partner. Statistically significant influences on the average SFM/K total score were: age at the onset of illness, duration of affective disorders and its treatment, number of hospitalizations. Conclusions: Averaged total score of SFM/K, for all examined men was found to range moderate results. Recurrent depression seem to be more strongly correlated with lower scores, so global as well as within each response, rather than affective phase in bipolar disorder. Greater differentiation relates to “duration of intercourse” and “problems with premature ejaculation”.


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