Antipsychotic drugs can be of great benefit in a range of psychiatric disorders, including
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but all are associated with a wide range of potential …

A limited number of studies have evaluated sexual functioning in patients with
schizophrenia. Most patients show an interest in sex that differs little from the general …

The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general
population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. We report prevalence …

Sexual dysfunction often accompanies severe psychiatric illness and can be due to both the
mental disorder itself and the use of psychotropic treatments. Many sexual symptoms …

One of the most widely used guides to prescribing psychiatric medications, the Tenth Edition
of Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines returns with fully updated content and new sections on …

OBJECTIVE: In many parts of the world, second-generation antipsychotics have largely
replaced typical antipsychotics as the treatment of choice for schizophrenia. Consequently …

Medication use is a common cause of hyperprolactinemia, and it is important to differentiate
this cause from pathologic causes, such as prolactinomas. To ascertain the frequency of this …

The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify sexual dysfunction (SD) in patients treated with
antipsychotics on the basis of selected papers that specifically investigated this type of …

Background Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic reported to be effective without
producing disabling extrapyramidal adverse effects associated with older, typical …

Background Antipsychotic medications are known to be commonly associated with sexual
dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction is estimated to affect 30–80% of patients with schizophrenia …