Sexual Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs

Sexual side-effects of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Psychotropic-related sexual dysfunction is a quite frequent issue in clinical practice, mainly in chronic treatments affecting both quality of life and compliance. RECENT FINDINGS In the last decade fortunately antidepressants and antipsychotic compounds have been deeply screened in order to identify sexual adverse events that were commonly underdiagnosed and previously unde...

Motor side effects of atypical antipsychotic drugs

There are two central issues to consider in assessing the motor side effects of atypical antipsychotic (AA) drugs. The fi rst is the defi nition of what it means to be an AA drug. While one review states that ‘the defi ning characteristic of an AA is its lower risk of inducing EPS [extra pyramidal symptoms] [1]’ there is, in fact, no consensus defi nition [2] of what it means to be ‘atypical’. ...

Side effects of drugs.

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Side Effects of Drugs

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