The image of sexual expression of female patients suffering from mood disorders: the questionnaire study on Polish clinical sample.
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Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogy and Humanities, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Kracow University, Kraków
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Medical University of Silesia, Katowice,
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Department of Health Promotion and Psychotherapy at the Faculty of Educational Studies Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
4
Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin
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Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, University Clinical Center, Chair of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
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Department of Medical Sexology and Psychotherapy Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw
Submission date: 2023-08-23
Acceptance date: 2024-04-02
Online publication date: 2024-09-21
Publication date: 2024-09-21
Corresponding author
Weronika Klon
Department of Health Promotion and Psychotherapy at the Faculty of Educational Studies Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
Department of Health Promotion and Psychotherapy at the Faculty of Educational Studies Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
Arch Psych Psych 2024;26(3):27-34
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ABSTRACT
Aim of the study:
Mood disorders are significantly connected with sexual functioning impairment among women. The aim of this study was to assess and describe specifics of sexual expression and its dysfunc-tion in groups of women diagnosed with bipolar disorders (F31), major depressive disorder (F32 and F33) and persistent mood disorders (F34).
Subject or material and methods:
The sample comprised 129 female patients aged 19-65. Subjects were recruited in the Polish psy-chiatry hospital wards. Patients were interviewed using the sexological questionnaire Mell-Krat (Kromierzyńska’s version) for women (SFK/K) for clinical assessment of patients' mood Mont-gomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) were used. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was also used to control alcohol addiction's influence on sexual functions.
Results:
The mean final score in SFK/K for the whole sample was 35.3 points (SD=15.65), clearly below the cut-off point for the average level of sexual reaction for the Polish population. More than 88.4% of patients achieved scores lower than optimal.
Discussion:
The prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among women suffering from mood disorders is in-creased. However, the image of the sexual expression of those patients is not homogenous.
Conclusions:
The paper put light on the sexual functioning of women with mood disorders. However, further research using more specific methods and bigger samples is needed.
Mood disorders are significantly connected with sexual functioning impairment among women. The aim of this study was to assess and describe specifics of sexual expression and its dysfunc-tion in groups of women diagnosed with bipolar disorders (F31), major depressive disorder (F32 and F33) and persistent mood disorders (F34).
Subject or material and methods:
The sample comprised 129 female patients aged 19-65. Subjects were recruited in the Polish psy-chiatry hospital wards. Patients were interviewed using the sexological questionnaire Mell-Krat (Kromierzyńska’s version) for women (SFK/K) for clinical assessment of patients' mood Mont-gomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) were used. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was also used to control alcohol addiction's influence on sexual functions.
Results:
The mean final score in SFK/K for the whole sample was 35.3 points (SD=15.65), clearly below the cut-off point for the average level of sexual reaction for the Polish population. More than 88.4% of patients achieved scores lower than optimal.
Discussion:
The prevalence of sexual dysfunctions among women suffering from mood disorders is in-creased. However, the image of the sexual expression of those patients is not homogenous.
Conclusions:
The paper put light on the sexual functioning of women with mood disorders. However, further research using more specific methods and bigger samples is needed.
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