?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Antipsychotics+and+Sexual+Dysfunction+%3ASexual+Dysfunction+-+Part+III+&rft.creator=Nagaraj%2C+AKM&rft.creator=Pai%2C+NB&rft.creator=Rao%2C+S&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.subject=Neuropsychiatry&rft.description=Satisfying+sexual+experience+is+an+essential+part+of+a+healthy+and+enjoyable+life+for+most+people.+Antipsychotic+drugs+are+among+the+various+factors+that+affect+optimal+sexual+functioning.+Both+conventional+and+novel+antipsychotics+are+associated+with+significant+sexual+side+effects.+This+review+has+presented+various+studies+comparing+different+antipsychotic+drugs.+Dopamine+antagonism%2C+increased+serum+prolactin%2C+serotonergic%2C+adrenergic+and+cholinergic+mechanisms+are+all+proposed+to+be+the+mechanisms+for+sexual+dysfunction.+Drug+treatment+for+this+has+not+given+satisfactory+long-term+results.+Knowledge+of+the+receptor+pharmacology+of+an+individual+antipsychotic+will+help+to+determine+whether+it+is+more+or+less+likely+to+cause+sexual+side+effects+and+its+management.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6949%2F1%2F2009-3-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nagaraj%2C+AKM+and+Pai%2C+NB+and+Rao%2C+S++(2009)+Antipsychotics+and+Sexual+Dysfunction+%3ASexual+Dysfunction+-+Part+III.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6949%2F