Yıl: 2017 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 173 - 175 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam

Öz:
Anxiety may coincide with sexual arousal. Same sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways involving in both conditions may be responsible for this coincidence and anxiety and sexual arousal have similar physiological features. In this case report, we present a 20 year old male patient experiencing spontaneous ejaculations that occur without a prior sexual arousal, and without erection during panic attacks. The ejaculations were not reported to be pleasurable and the content of though included thoughts of guilt due to spontaneous ejaculations. The patient recovered from both panic attacks and spontaneous ejaculation after receiving pharmacological treatment.
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Konular: Psikiyatri
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Olgu Sunumu Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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APA Şenormancı G, KILIC O, ŞENORMANCI Ö (2017). A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. , 173 - 175.
Chicago Şenormancı Güliz,KILIC Osman Hasan Tahsin,ŞENORMANCI ÖMER A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. (2017): 173 - 175.
MLA Şenormancı Güliz,KILIC Osman Hasan Tahsin,ŞENORMANCI ÖMER A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. , 2017, ss.173 - 175.
AMA Şenormancı G,KILIC O,ŞENORMANCI Ö A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. . 2017; 173 - 175.
Vancouver Şenormancı G,KILIC O,ŞENORMANCI Ö A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. . 2017; 173 - 175.
IEEE Şenormancı G,KILIC O,ŞENORMANCI Ö "A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam." , ss.173 - 175, 2017.
ISNAD Şenormancı, Güliz vd. "A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam". (2017), 173-175.
APA Şenormancı G, KILIC O, ŞENORMANCI Ö (2017). A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. Journal of Mood Disorders, 7(3), 173 - 175.
Chicago Şenormancı Güliz,KILIC Osman Hasan Tahsin,ŞENORMANCI ÖMER A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. Journal of Mood Disorders 7, no.3 (2017): 173 - 175.
MLA Şenormancı Güliz,KILIC Osman Hasan Tahsin,ŞENORMANCI ÖMER A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. Journal of Mood Disorders, vol.7, no.3, 2017, ss.173 - 175.
AMA Şenormancı G,KILIC O,ŞENORMANCI Ö A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. Journal of Mood Disorders. 2017; 7(3): 173 - 175.
Vancouver Şenormancı G,KILIC O,ŞENORMANCI Ö A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam. Journal of Mood Disorders. 2017; 7(3): 173 - 175.
IEEE Şenormancı G,KILIC O,ŞENORMANCI Ö "A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam." Journal of Mood Disorders, 7, ss.173 - 175, 2017.
ISNAD Şenormancı, Güliz vd. "A case of spontaneous ejaculation associated with panic disorder which was treated with sertraline and alprazolam". Journal of Mood Disorders 7/3 (2017), 173-175.