Sexual Dysfunctions and Depression

Abstract

Although it is widely accepted by psychologists and psychiatrists that there is a correlation between depression and sexual dysfunctions, not enough studies have been conducted on this subject, the focus has been on the interaction between social and biological factors and sexual dysfunctions and therefore the relationship between sexual dysfunctions and depression. remained in the background. The literature studies on the mutual and unilateral interaction of the two subjects subject to the research were insufficient and the importance of this issue was not sufficiently understood by the patients diagnosed with depression and sexual dysfunction. In this study, sexual dysfunctions that are commonly encountered today are discussed and erectile dysfunction in men The relationship between depression and many sexual dysfunction types, especially sexual reluctance, has been elaborated and investigated in the light of different sources. In the study, which started by explaining in what order and how physiological reactions against sexual stimuli occurred in a healthy individual; the widely accepted ideas on the causes of sexual dysfunction and the evaluation of the issue from different perspectives. In addition, there are recent quantitative and qualitative data on the research. Thus, it is ensured that psychiatrists and psychologists, especially those who are interested in this subject, see the interaction between the two cases from different perspectives and emphasize that some criteria of symptoms of sexual dysfunction or depression and the symptoms in the diagnosis or treatment of patients presenting to physicians should be adequately evaluated.

Keywords

• sexual dysfunctions
• depression
• integrative medicine