XXXX in outpatients with @entity161 in @entity233 : a cross-sectional study.

@entity1 @entity1032 @entity233 @entity161 @entity250
BACKGROUND: @entity250 is one of several factors related to medication compliance in patients taking antipsychotic medication but the magnitude of this problem is unknown. AIM: Compare the self-reported sexual functioning of clinically stable @entity1 with @entity161 taking antipsychotic medication to that of healthy controls using the Turkish version of the 5-item Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX). This scale, which has previously been validated in @entity233 , assesses 5 components of sexual function: sex drive, sexual arousal, vaginal lubrication/penile erection, ability to achieve orgasm, and satisfaction with orgasm. METHODS: The Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms, the Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms, and ASEX were administered to 101 clinically stable outpatients with @entity161 (38 females and 63 males). The ASEX was also administered to 89 control subjects (41 females and 48 males) without a history of @entity1032 . Respondents were classified as having @entity250 if ASEX total score (range 5-30) >18, if any ASEX item score (range 1-6) >=  5, or if 3 or more ASEX items >= 4. RESULTS: Male @entity1 with @entity161 have significantly more self-reported @entity250 than healthy controls (46% vs. 8%). The prevalence of @entity250 is higher in female @entity1 than in male @entity1 (68% vs. 46%), but it was also very high in healthy female controls (68%), so the @entity250 of female @entity1 cannot be attributed to their illness or to the medications they are taking. Within the @entity1 group, there was no significant relationship between the severity of positive or negative symptoms and the severity of @entity250 , and the severity of sexual function was not different between @entity1 taking first-generation or second-generation antipsychotic medications. CONCLUSIONS: The very different findings by gender in @entity233 highlights the importance of assessing location-specific and gender-specific sexual norms when trying to assess the role of @entity1032 and medications on sexual functioning. Prospective studies are needed to distinguish the relative importance of cultural norms, the @entity161 , and the use of antipsychotic medication in the etiology and course of @entity250 among individuals with @entity161 .
