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Abstract
Objectives: The aims of our study were to assess the sexual function in men with bipolar disorder type 1 in remission and to determine the various sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic factors associated with sexual dysfunction.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study over an 18-month period (January 2020-June 2021) in which we included men followed up for bipolar disorder type 1 in the euthymic phase strictly defined by a score <8 on the Young Mania Rating Scale and a score ≤7 on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Sexual function was assessed using the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (Asex) in its Arabic-validated version.
Results: Sixty patients were included in the study. The mean age was 42.5 (SD=11.1) years. Among the patients, 68% had sexual dysfunction according to the total score of the Asex scale. According to univariate analysis, several factors were significantly associated with sexual dysfunction in patients with bipolar disorder type 1: age (P=0.001), total number of hospitalizations for thymic relapse (P=0.015), total number of depressive episodes (P=0.006) and depressive dominant polarity (P=0.046). The factors identified as modifying sexuality according to the total score of the Asex scale by multivariate analysis were age at first antipsychotic prescription: P=0.01; ORa=1.109; 95% CI [1.021-1.206] and number of hospitalizations for thymic relapse: P=0.015; ORa=1.259; 95% CI [1.046-1.546].
Conclusion: Studies assessing factors associated with sexual dysfunction in patients with bipolar disorder type 1 in euthymia were mostly concerned with the effects of psychotropic drugs on sexual function, with factors inherent in bipolar illness itself not widely addressed in the literature. According to the results of our study, sexual dysfunction in patients with bipolar disorder in the euthymic phase is frequent and significantly associated with clinical factors inherent in the bipolar illness itself and its course.
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