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Clinical Update

Unraveling Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction

September 26, 2024

Awais Aftab, MD. Psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. Author of the online newsletter Psychiatry at the Margins.

Dr. Aftab has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Patient advocacy groups are adamant that it exists. European regulators have given it the stamp of approval. Here, we look at the evidence that sexual dysfunction can persist long after stopping an SSRI.

Sexual Heath in Older Adults: A Primer

October 16, 2023

Stephanie Collier, MD, Neha Jain, MD, FAPA, and Rehan Aziz, MD.

Sexuality is a broad term that encompasses sexual identity, activity, attitude toward sex, intimacy, partnership, and pleasure. In this podcast, we cover the basics of sexual function and the effects of aging, medical comorbidities, and mental health on sexuality. We discuss sexual health in long-term care settings and in older adults with cognitive disorders and suggest an approach to commonly encountered sexual health issues.

Clinical Update

Sexual Health in Older Adults: A Primer

July 11, 2023

Neha Jain, MD, FAPA

Neha Jain, MD, FAPA. Associate professor of psychiatry; Medical Director, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program; Assistant Program Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.

Dr. Jain has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Aging, medical illness, and mental health affect sexuality in older adults. Treatments can improve sexual dysfunction.

Throwback Thursday: Treating Sexual Side Effects

September 29, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Today on throwback Thursday, learn how Viagra treats depression – well, you can probably guess how, but here’s a surprise: Viagra treats sexual dysfunction in women as well as men, and it we’ll show you how in this update of our very first podcast, May 13, 2019. Oh those were simpler times.

In Brief

Sexual Activity on the Decline

September 1, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What are the clinical implications of the largest and broadest study that shows declining sexual activity in the past decade?