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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 127, No. 12

Articles | June 01, 1971

Sexual Behavior During L-dopa Treatment for Parkinsonism

MALCOLM B. BOWERS; MELVIN VAN WOERT; LINDA DAVIS

Am J Psychiatry 1971;127:1691-1693.

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 06510

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 06510

Associate in Research Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 06510

1971, American Psychiatric Association

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Nineteen patients who were receiving L-dopa for parkinsonism were interviewed to assess the effect of L-dopa treatment on sexual behavior. Seven patients (37 percent) reported an activation of sexual behavior at some point during the therapy. Interview data suggested that such a report may actually result from at least three possible effects of L-dopa.

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