Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction Literature

Below is a list of academic literature involving post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD). Articles marked with an asterisk (*) are available in full.

Year	Title	Journal	Authors
2023	A clinical review of antidepressants, their sexual side-effects, post-SSRI sexual dysfunction, and serotonin syndrome	British Journal of Nursing	Marks S
2023	*Estimating the risk of irreversible post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) due to serotonergic antidepressants	Annals of General Psychiatry	Ben-Sheetrit J, Hermon Y, Birkenfeld S, Gutman Y, Csoka AB, Toren P.
2023	*Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction and SSRI induced sexual dysfunction – literature review	Journal of Education, Health and Sport	Panek E, Jasłowski D, Rzeszutko M, Raczkiewicz P, Panasiuk D, Skrętowicz M, Szponarowicz P, Snopkowski B, Korzec T, Sosnowski J.
2023	*The pathophysiology of Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction – Lessons from a case study	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	Klaas S, Siva JB, Bak M, Govers M, Schreiber R.
2022	*Cutting the First Turf to Heal Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: A Male Retrospective Cohort Study	Medicines	De Luca R, Bonanno M, Manuli A, Calabrò RS.
2022	Screening and treatment of Post-Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors sexual dysfunctions	Encephale	Achour V, Masson M, Lancon C, Boyer L, Fond G.
2022	*Post-Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Sexual Dysfunctions (PSSD): Clinical Experience with a Multimodal Approach	Journal of Men’s Health	Reisman Y, Jannini TB, Jannini EA.
2021	Persistent sexual dysfunction after SSRI withdrawal: a scoping review and presentation of 86 cases from the Netherlands	Expert Opinion on Drug Safety	Chinchilla Alfaro K, van Hunsel F, Ekhart C.
2021	*Diagnostic criteria for enduring sexual dysfunction after treatment with antidepressants, finasteride and isotretinoin	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Healy D, Bahrick A, Bak M, Barbato A, Calabrò RS, Chubak BM, et al.
2021	Charactarizing Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction and its impact on quality of life through an international online survey	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Studt A, Gannon M, Orzel J, Vaughan A, Pearlman AM.
2021	Exposure to serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors or serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors and sexual dysfunction: Results from an online survey	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Patacchini A, Cosci F.
2021	Effects of paroxetine treatment and its withdrawal on neurosteroidogenesis	Psychoneuroendocrinology	Giatti S, Diviccaro S, Cioffi L, Falvo E, Caruso D, Melcangi RC.
2020	*Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: Exploration of the Sexual Domains and Symptoms	Master thesis (Clinical Psychology), Utrecht University.	Raj S
2020	*Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD): Ten year retrospective chart review	The Journal of Urology	Waraich A, Clemons C, Ramirez R, Yih J, Goldstein S, Goldstein I.
2020	Antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction	The Medical Journal of Australia	Rothmore J
2020	Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction	The BMJ	Reisman Y
2020	*Antidepressants and sexual dysfunction: a history	Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine	Healy D
2020	Antidepressant Use During Development May Impair Women’s Sexual Desire in Adulthood	The Journal of Sexual Medicine	Lorenz TK
2020	A Paradigmatic Case of Postselective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Sexual Dysfunction or Withdrawal After Discontinuation of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors?	Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology	Patacchini A, Cosci F.
2019	*Life after antidepressants: Does persisting sexual dysfunction influence quality of life?	Master Thesis (Clinical Psychology), Utrecht University.	Lüning C
2019	Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: A Bioelectric Mechanism?	Bioelectricity	Healy D, LaPalme J, Levin M.
2019	Are There Any Sex/Gender Differences in Post-Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) Sexual Dysfunction (PSDD)?	Current Sexual Health Reports	Reisman Y
2019	*Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction & other enduring sexual dysfunctions	Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences	Healy D
2019	Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction: Patient experiences of engagement with healthcare professionals	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Healy D, Le Noury J, Mangin D.
2019	Towards Improving Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction by Using Nutriceuticals: Lessons from a Case Study	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	Calabrò RS, De Luca R, Manuli A, Portaro S, Naro A, Quattrini F.
2018	*Citizen petition: Sexual side effects of SSRIs and SNRIs	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Healy D
2018	*Enduring sexual dysfunction after treatment with antidepressants, 5α-reductase inhibitors and isotretinoin: 300 cases	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Healy D, Le Noury J, Mangin D.
2018	Post-finasteride syndrome and post-SSRI sexual dysfunction: two sides of the same coin?	Endocrine	Giatti S, Diviccaro S, Panzica G, Melcangi RC.
2018	Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: Preclinical to Clinical. Is It Fact or Fiction?	Sexual Medicine Reviews	Coskuner ER, Culha MG, Ozkan B, Kaleagasi EO.
2017	Disfunción sexual persistente tras el tratamiento con inhibidores selectivos de la recaptación de serotonina: a propósito de un caso tras la retirada de paroxetina	Psiquiatría Biológica	Muquebil Ali Al Shaban Rodríguez OW, Álvarez de Morales Gómez-Moreno E, Fernández Fernández J, Fresno García C, del Mar Fernández Fernández M.
2017	*Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: A Literature Review	Sexual Medicine Reviews	Bala A, Tue Nguyen HM, Hellstrom WJG.
2017	Sexual Consequences of Post-SSRI Syndrome	Sexual Medicine Reviews	Reisman Y
2016	Persistent sexual dysfunction after early exposure to SSRIs: Systematic review of animal studies	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Simonsen AL, Danborg PB, Gøtzsche PC.
2015	Sexual dysfunction persisting after treatment with antidepressants (In Slovak)	Psychiatria pre prax	Vašečková B
2015	Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: Clinical Characterization and Preliminary Assessment of Contributory Factors and Dose-Response Relationship	Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology	Ben-Sheetrit J, Aizenberg D, Csoka AB, Weizman A, Hermesh H.
2014	Penile anesthesia in Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) responds to low-power laser irradiation: a case study and hypothesis about the role of transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels	European Journal of Pharmacology	Waldinger MD, van Coevorden RS, Schweitzer DH, Georgiadis J.
2014	*One hundred and twenty cases of enduring sexual dysfunction following treatment	International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine	Hogan C, Le Noury J, Healy D, Mangin D.
2014	*Does sexual dysfunction persist upon discontinuation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors? (In Dutch)	Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie	Ekhart GC, van Puijenbroek EP.
2013	*The impact of persistent sexual side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors after discontinuing treatment: a qualitative study	PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis, University of Iowa.	Stinson RD
2012	*SSRIs and persistent sexual dysfunction	Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb
2009	Persistent sexual dysfunction in genitourinary medicine clinic attendees induced by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors	International Journal of STD & AIDS	Farnsworth KD, Dinsmore WW.
2008	*Sexual Side Effects of Antidepressant Medications: An Informed Consent Accountability Gap	Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy	Bahrick AS, Harris MM.
2008	Persistent Sexual Side Effects after Discontinuation of Psychotropic Medications	Primary Psychiatry	Kauffman RP
2008	*Persistence of Sexual Dysfunction Side Effects after Discontinuation of Antidepressant Medications: Emerging Evidence	The Open Psychology Journal	Bahrick AS
2008	*Persistent sexual dysfunction after discontinuation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors	The Journal of Sexual Medicine	Csoka AB, Bahrick A, Mehtonen OP.
2007	*Prolonged Post-Treatment Genital Anesthesia and Sexual Dysfunction Following Discontinuation of Citalopram and the Atypical Antidepressant Nefazodone	The Open Women’s Health Journal	Kauffman RP, Murdock A.
2006	*Post SSRI sexual dysfunction	American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy Tablet	Bahrick AS
2006	Persistent sexual side effects after SSRI discontinuation	Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics	Csoka AB, Shipko S.
2006	Genital anaesthesia persisting six years after sertraline discontinuation	Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy	Bolton JM, Sareen J, Reiss JP.

Note: A list of academic literature about post-finasteride syndrome (PFS), which is generally regarded as a related condition to PSSD, can be found on the PFS Foundation website.