A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years
Background: Psychosexual health is an important aspect of mental and physical wellbeing. Though Indian culture has a rich history of sexuality, over the years, our population has been reticent in talking about the same. With the advent of technology and new legislations protecting the rights of LGBT...
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| author | Neena Sawant Sreelakshmi Vaidyanathan T S Sathyanarayana Rao Suparna Telang |
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Psychosexual health is an important aspect of mental and physical wellbeing. Though Indian culture has a rich history of sexuality, over the years, our population has been reticent in talking about the same. With the advent of technology and new legislations protecting the rights of LGBTQIA population, awareness is also on the rise.
Methods:
This review focuses on research published by Indian authors over the past 15 years, with search of databases like PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Litmaps to include original articles and case reports.
Results:
Most studies focus on male sexual dysfunctions. Some emerging research showed promise in female sexual dysfunctions, the elderly, and the LGBTQIA population. The majority of research in sexual health continues to concentrate on dysfunctions, primarily prevalence, associations, or risk factors. Several studies investigated various medical/psychiatric comorbidities associated with sexual dysfunctions. A few studies have explored management strategies as well.
Conclusion:
This review highlights the need for a more holistic approach to management to sexual health issues. It further underscores the importance of grassroots-level initiatives working on improving the training of all medical practitioners and postgraduate students, increasing the availability of services for sexual disorders, promoting sexual health research in areas with gaps, and raising awareness in the general population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-378325b41cad4a60bf63a57c7fb47fd92025-01-07T06:32:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Psychiatry0019-55451998-37942024-12-0166121083110010.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_635_23A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 yearsNeena SawantSreelakshmi VaidyanathanT S Sathyanarayana RaoSuparna TelangBackground: Psychosexual health is an important aspect of mental and physical wellbeing. Though Indian culture has a rich history of sexuality, over the years, our population has been reticent in talking about the same. With the advent of technology and new legislations protecting the rights of LGBTQIA population, awareness is also on the rise. Methods: This review focuses on research published by Indian authors over the past 15 years, with search of databases like PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Litmaps to include original articles and case reports. Results: Most studies focus on male sexual dysfunctions. Some emerging research showed promise in female sexual dysfunctions, the elderly, and the LGBTQIA population. The majority of research in sexual health continues to concentrate on dysfunctions, primarily prevalence, associations, or risk factors. Several studies investigated various medical/psychiatric comorbidities associated with sexual dysfunctions. A few studies have explored management strategies as well. Conclusion: This review highlights the need for a more holistic approach to management to sexual health issues. It further underscores the importance of grassroots-level initiatives working on improving the training of all medical practitioners and postgraduate students, increasing the availability of services for sexual disorders, promoting sexual health research in areas with gaps, and raising awareness in the general population.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_635_23couple sexual healthdhat syndromeerectile dysfunctionlgbtqiageriatric sexual healthpremature ejaculationsexual dysfunctionsexual healthsexuality |
| spellingShingle | Neena Sawant Sreelakshmi Vaidyanathan T S Sathyanarayana Rao Suparna Telang A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years Indian Journal of Psychiatry couple sexual health dhat syndrome erectile dysfunction lgbtqia geriatric sexual health premature ejaculation sexual dysfunction sexual health sexuality |
| title | A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years |
| title_full | A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years |
| title_fullStr | A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years |
| title_full_unstemmed | A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years |
| title_short | A narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions: Research in the past 15 years |
| title_sort | narrative review on sexual wellbeing and dysfunctions research in the past 15 years |
| topic | couple sexual health dhat syndrome erectile dysfunction lgbtqia geriatric sexual health premature ejaculation sexual dysfunction sexual health sexuality |
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