Antipsychotics & risk of Hypersexual or Paraphilic Behaviors
We know that dopamine agonism can result in hypersexual or paraphilic behaviors but interestingly, case reports for second-generation antipsychotics association with increase in hypersexual behavior is seen. Note that sexual dysfunction is more common than hypersexual side effects with antipsychotics.Â
Today we posted a new chapter to PEFA academy’s Adverse Events: Antipsychotics section:
This chapter will summarize this topic in the following sections:
- Antipsychotics with highest and lowest risk of this adverse event.
- Likely mechanism of action of each antipsychotic.
- Role of 5HT-1A, 2B, 7 and alpha receptor affinities.Â
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