Category: S

One of the major groups of sexual and gender identity disorders; includes sexual desire disorders, sexual arousal disorders, orgasmic disorders, sexual pain disorders, sexual dysfunction due to a general medical condition, and substance-induced (intoxication or withdrawal) sexual dysfunction.  

One of the two primal drives (the other is the aggressive drive) according to Freud’s dual-instinct theory.  

Refers to avoidance of and conscious aversion to genital sexual contact with a sexual partner that causes the affected person marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.  

A subcategory of sexual dysfunctions that includes hypoactive sexual desire disorder and sexual aversion disorder.  

A subcategory of sexual dysfunctions that includes female sexual arousal disorder and male erectile disorder.  

A dsm-iv-tr class of disorders that includes sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias, and gender identity disorders. Also termed gender dysphoria and gender variance. Gender identity is one’s inner sense of masculinity or femininity; gender role is an individual’s public expression of being male, female, or a ‘mix (androgynous). For most people, gender identity and gender role are…

Brand name (now discontinued) for the atypical antidepressant drug nefazodone.  

A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication used to treat depression and anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Marketed under the brand name zoloft. An antidepressant drug which extends the action of the neurotransmitter serotonin. It is also used in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic…

Excessive stimulation of serotonin receptors. the syndrome may be caused by the concurrent consumption of two or more serotonergic drugs. symptoms include lethargy, mental confusion, flushing, diaphoresis, and tremor; in more severe cases, hyperthermia, hypertonicity, renal failure, and death may occur. The adverse effects of excessive levels of serotonin in the brain, typically caused by…

Sites located on the surface membranes of cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system to which the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) binds, thereby activating serotonin neurons and downstream pathways. Serotonin receptors (seven classes [5-HT1–5-HT7] have been identified, many of which have multiple subtypes) are involved in many biological and neurological processes,…