ORIGINAL RESEARCH-WOMAN'S SEXUAL HEALTH: Prevalence of Psychiatric Illness in Women in an Oncology Sexual Health Population: A Retrospective Pilot Study

Psychiatric conditions are commonly encountered in the oncology population as are the medications to treat them. Because it is well established that these medications are often implicated in sexual dysfunction, further research is needed to determine the mechanism of action within the desire pathway of the cancer patient and treatment of such disorders. Amsterdam A, Carter J, and Krychman M. Prevalence of psychiatric illness in women in an oncology sexual health population: a retrospective pilot study. J Sex Med 2006;3:292-295.