A Case of Hyper Sexuality Probably Associated with Clozapine
Clozapine's dopaminergic agonistic effects at the mesolimbic circuit may be responsible for this hypersexuality phenomenon. Poor understanding of the condition by the patient could lead to marital discord and suffering. WHO scale indicates clozapine as the probable cause of sexual dysfunction in our patient.
Authors
- Navin Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-1932)
- Rajesh Krishna Bhandary
- Balaji Ommurugan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-7208)
- Sereen Rose Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-847X)
Institutions
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychopharmacology Bulletin
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64719/pb.4576
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94