A Study on Sexual Function in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Patients With and Without Depressive Symptoms

Habibollah Ghassemzadeh; Firoozeh Raisi; Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar; Alipasha Meysamie; Narges Karamghadiri; Abbas Ali Nasehi; Jalil Fallah; Maryam Sorayani; Narges Ebrahimkhani

doi:10.1111/ppc.12160

A Study on Sexual Function in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Patients With and Without Depressive Symptoms

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2017 Jul;53(3):208-213. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12160. Epub 2016 Apr 8.

Authors

Habibollah Ghassemzadeh¹, Firoozeh Raisi², Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar³, Alipasha Meysamie⁴, Narges Karamghadiri⁵, Abbas Ali Nasehi⁶, Jalil Fallah⁷, Maryam Sorayani⁸, Narges Ebrahimkhani⁹

Affiliations

¹ Habibollah Ghassemzadeh, PhD, is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Psychiatry Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Firoozeh Raisi, MD, is Psychiatrist in Psychiatric and Clinical Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
³ Reihaneh Firoozikhojastefar, MSc, is Master in Psychology in Psychosexual Department, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Alipasha Meysamie, MD, MPH, is Professor in Community and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Narges Karamghadiri, MSc, is PhD Student of Health Psychology in Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Abbas Ali Nasehi, MD, is Psychiatrist at Iran Helal Institute of Applied Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran.
⁷ Jalil Fallah, MD, is Psychiatrist, Department of Health, National Organization for Civil Registration, Tehran, Iran.
⁸ Maryam Sorayani, MD, is Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁹ Narges Ebrahimkhani, BA, is Master Student of Health Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Bahonar Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran.

PMID: 27061854
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12160

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of study was to evaluate sexual function in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients with and without depressive symptoms.

Design and method: 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).

Findings: 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.

Practice implications: Regarding the possible role of the symptoms of depression on sexual function, sexual assessment in OCD patients should be considered.

Keywords: Depression; obsessive-compulsive disorder; sexual dysfunction.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Comorbidity
Depression / complications*
Depression / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Iran / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / complications*
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / epidemiology
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / etiology*
Young Adult