The aim of study was to evaluate sexual function in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients with and without depressive symptoms.
Fifty-six married OCD patients referred to the outpatient clinic of Roozbeh Hospital from 2011 to 2013 filled out the demographic questionnaire, obsessive compulsive inventory-revised OCI-R, Maudsley obsessional-compulsive inventory (MOCI), Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II), international index of erectile function (IIEF), and female sexual function index (FSFI).
In total, 80.6% of women and 25% of men had sexual dysfunction and 82% of them had depressive symptoms. Comparing sexual dysfunction in OCD patients with and without depressive symptoms demonstrated that the mean index of IIEF in subscales of erection and satisfaction without depressive symptoms (BDI-II index ≤ 15) is higher than in those with depressive symptoms and the mean index of FSFI showed a marginal significance in the pain subscale of the FSFI.
Regarding the possible role of the symptoms of depression on sexual function, sexual assessment in OCD patients should be considered.
Perspectives in psychiatric care. 2016 Apr 08 [Epub ahead of print]
Habibollah Ghassemzadeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar, Alipasha Meysamie, Narges Karamghadiri, Abbas Ali Nasehi, Jalil Fallah, Maryam Sorayani, Narges Ebrahimkhani
Habibollah Ghassemzadeh, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Psychiatry Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Firoozeh Raisi, MD, is Psychiatrist in Psychiatric and Clinical Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran., Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar, MSc, is Master in Psychology in Psychosexual Department, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran., Alipasha Meysamie, MD, MPH, is Professor in Community and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Narges Karamghadiri, MSc, is PhD Student of Health Psychology in Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Abbas Ali Nasehi, MD, is Psychiatrist at Iran Helal Institute of Applied Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran., Jalil Fallah, MD, is Psychiatrist, Department of Health, National Organization for Civil Registration, Tehran, Iran., Maryam Sorayani, MD, is Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Narges Ebrahimkhani, BA, is Master Student of Health Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Bahonar Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran.