TY - BOOK ID - 136350896 TI - Novel Research in Sexuality and Mental Health PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - online pornography KW - addiction KW - cybersex KW - internet KW - compulsive sexual behavior KW - hypersexuality KW - dopaminergic system KW - paroxetine KW - agomelatine KW - immunohistochemical study KW - sexual dysfunction KW - male rats KW - sexual addiction KW - sexual compulsivity KW - phenomenology KW - comorbidities KW - opioid-related disorders KW - methadone KW - adverse effects KW - erectile dysfunction KW - medication adherence KW - erotic stimulus processing KW - serotonin KW - noradrenaline KW - dopamine KW - fMRI KW - healthy KW - human KW - sexual communication anxiety KW - sexual perfectionism KW - parent-child communication KW - risky sexual behavior KW - child sexual abuse KW - female perpetrator KW - mother-child incest KW - gender stereotypes KW - social taboo KW - transgender KW - anxiety KW - depression KW - social loneliness KW - romantic loneliness KW - autism KW - sexual satisfaction KW - Asperger syndrome KW - sexual desire KW - lubrication KW - sexual intercourse KW - sexual excitation KW - sexual inhibition KW - post-traumatic stress disorder KW - veterans KW - predictors KW - sexuality KW - mental health KW - mental disorder KW - hidradenitis suppurativa KW - sexual abstinence KW - partner status KW - prison inmates KW - eye tracking KW - non-consensual image sharing KW - intimate images KW - objectification KW - objectifying gaze KW - rape myth acceptance KW - sexting KW - desvenlafaxine KW - antidepressant KW - treatment KW - prsexdq-salsex questionnaire KW - switching strategy KW - female sexual dysfunction KW - hormonal contraceptive KW - libido KW - desire KW - sex life KW - orgasm KW - vaginal ring KW - depot medroxyprogesterone acetate KW - pornography KW - delayed ejaculation KW - NeMUP KW - child sexual offending KW - pedophilia KW - SCID KW - peyronie’s disease KW - penile induration KW - patient satisfaction KW - research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136350896 AB - Sexuality is considered as a great human value related to happiness and satisfaction, but unfortunately, when affecting mental disorders, they tend to be associated with second level human functions. Nevertheless, sexual dysfunction often accompanies psychiatric disorder, intensely influencing compliance, quality of life and human relationships. Sexuality could be influenced either by a mental disorder itself, difficulties to get and maintain couple relationships or by the use of psychotropic treatments. Treatment-related adverse events are unfortunately under-recognized by clinicians, scarcely spontaneously communicated by patients, and rarely investigated in clinical trials. The most frequent psychotropic compounds that could deteriorate sexuality and quality of life include antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood regulators. There are important differences between them related to some variations in mechanisms of action including serotonin, dopamine and prolactin levels. Little is known about the relevance of sexuality and its dysfunctions in chronic and frequent mental and neurological disorders, such as psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, alcohol or drug dependencies, epilepsy and childhood pathology. Poor sexual life, low satisfaction and more frequent risky sex behavior than in the general population are associated with severe mental diseases. There is a need for increasing research in this field, including epidemiological, psychological, neurophysiological, neuroanatomical and genetic variables related to sexual life to get a better understanding of the implicated mechanisms. To increase the sensibility of clinicians, the identification and management of sexual disturbances after the onset of any mental disorder should be highlighted. This would avoid unnecessary suffering and deterioration of quality of life. ER -