SSRI所致的性功能障碍(Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction、縮寫:PSSD)[1]常見症状為:性欲减退、性无能或者阴道润滑度降低、在缺乏欲望的情况下持续性的性唤醒障碍、延迟或者缺乏性高潮、对性刺激的回应缺失或者减弱[2]。初步研究发现,有不到10%患者报告这种症状。实际诊疗中,参与其中的医生陈述,服药的精神方面患者接近60%呈现出这一症状。[3] “自觉报告”这一机制本身被认为是导致其报告数据比针对性询问后得出的数据低的本质原因,抑或者是患者在陈述有关“性功能障碍”方面时存在记忆偏差或羞于启齿。[4]
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