A Case of Hypersexuality in a Patient Receiving Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia
Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic with partial agonist activity at the dopamine D2 receptor which may lead to compulsive behaviors including hypersexuality. The case presented is of a 24-year-old male with schizophrenia who developed hypersexuality symptoms after initiation of aripiprazole. Cessation...
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| description | Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic with partial agonist activity at the dopamine D2 receptor which may lead to compulsive behaviors including hypersexuality. The case presented is of a 24-year-old male with schizophrenia who developed hypersexuality symptoms after initiation of aripiprazole. Cessation of the aripiprazole led to a reduction in hypersexual behaviors. Clinicians should be aware of compulsive behaviors including hypersexuality with aripiprazole use and consider discontinuation of aripiprazole treatment in patients suffering from hypersexuality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a89078adae1440b9956b9d9bad8c06072025-08-20T03:38:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55572115557211A Case of Hypersexuality in a Patient Receiving Aripiprazole for SchizophreniaLakshmi Priya0Bini Moorthy1Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108, USADepartment of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street Kansas City, MO 64108, USAAripiprazole is an antipsychotic with partial agonist activity at the dopamine D2 receptor which may lead to compulsive behaviors including hypersexuality. The case presented is of a 24-year-old male with schizophrenia who developed hypersexuality symptoms after initiation of aripiprazole. Cessation of the aripiprazole led to a reduction in hypersexual behaviors. Clinicians should be aware of compulsive behaviors including hypersexuality with aripiprazole use and consider discontinuation of aripiprazole treatment in patients suffering from hypersexuality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5557211 |
| spellingShingle | Lakshmi Priya Bini Moorthy A Case of Hypersexuality in a Patient Receiving Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | A Case of Hypersexuality in a Patient Receiving Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Hypersexuality in a Patient Receiving Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia |
| title_short | A Case of Hypersexuality in a Patient Receiving Aripiprazole for Schizophrenia |
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