[Sexual health symptoms and problems in a population of patients in a day hospital for neurotic disorders].
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: AIM: Analysis of prevalence of symptoms and problems connected with sexuality in patients admitted to a day hospital for neurotic and behavioral disorders' treatment. METHOD: The results of diagnostics of 2582 women and 1347 men, admitted for psychotherapy in a day hospital, because of neurotic, behavioral and personality disorders. RESULTS: Symptoms from the sexuality area revealed themselves to be frequent in the population of patients entering psychotherapy in a day hospital for neurotic disorders, and they were not directly linked to sexological treatment. Also traumatic events potentially disturbing psychosexual development were reported by patients, however with a different frequency, this being higher for self-assessed lack of sexual education in childhood or forced sexual debut, and low for incest or very early commencement, and for being punished for masturbation. CONCLUSIONS: Psychotherapists as well as other professionals treating neurotics, should expect--besides numerous typical symptoms: anxiety, somatization etc.--complaints from area of sexual dysfunctions.
Source: PubMed
Language: Polish
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2187792857