The Ramsay Health Care Group is involved in a multi-centre, international research project investigating the incidence and clinical relevance of sexual dysfunction in SSRI and RIMA antidepressant use. The study, which is funded by Roche Products Pty Ltd, is being conducted in Germany and Australia.
Patient recruitment is already underway.
Dr Nitin Dharwadkar, Senior Lecturer in the Dept. of Psychological Medicine at Monash University, is recruiting patients through his rooms at Dandenong Pinelodge Clinic. There has been growing consensus that the incidence of sexual dysfunction attributable to antidepressant medication is under-reported. Furthermore, its impact on patient compliance and treatment efficacy is unclear. The study is focusing on the use of the SSRIs fluoxentine, paroxetine, fluvoxamine and sertraline, and the RIMA moclobemide. The study is a Post Marketing Observational Survey, designed to capture clinical practice in its true setting.