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Article: Warn patients of sexual side effects of SSRIs.(CLINICAL ROUNDS)

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PENTAGON CITY, VA. -- Educating depressed patients about the sexual side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors could mitigate their experiences with those side effects, results of a study of 92 adults who were first-time users of the medication show.

Many physicians do not feel comfortable talking to patients about the possible sexual side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), said Tierney K. Ahrold and Cindy M. Meston, Ph.D., of the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

Some doctors might worry that fore-warning patients about side effects might change their expectations of the side effects, or ...

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