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Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder: Confluent Patient History of Agitated Depression, Paroxetine Cessation, and a Tarlov Cyst

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Eibye, Simone, Jensen, Hans Mørch·2014·Case Reports in Psychiatry
DOI 10.1155/2014/529052PMC PMC4265540
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We report a case of a woman suffering from persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) after paroxetine cessation. She was admitted to a psychiatric department and diagnosed with agitated depression. Physical investigation showed no gynaecological or neurological explanation; however, a pelvic MRI scan revealed a Tarlov cyst. Size and placement of the cyst could not explain the patient’s symptoms; thus neurosurgical approach would not be helpful. Her depression was treated with antidepressant with little effect. Electroconvulsive therapy improved the patient’s symptoms though they did not fully resolve. More awareness of PGAD and thorough interdisciplinary conferences are necessary to insure an unequivocal treatment strategy.

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  • Most existing psychotherapy case studies for PGAD/GPD provide very limited information about the therapeutic techniques used.

    “Further, most of the existing psychotherapy case studies provide very limited information about the therapeutic techniques utilized”

    From Psychological Treatment of Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genitopelvic Dysesthesia Using an Integrative Approach (2023) · cites this paper as Eibye & Jensen, 2014

    The Presentation of the Case and Treatment sections describe this patient's mindfulness, group, and individual therapy but give little detail about the techniques used. This supports the claim as an example, but the paper does not assess whether most existing PGAD/GPD psychotherapy case studies are similarly limited. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Eibye, S., & Jensen, H. M.
Affiliations
Psychiatric Centre of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
Corresponding author
Jensen, Hans Mørch
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Venue
Case Reports in Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014
Volume
2014
Pages
1-4
ISSN
  • 2090-682X (ISSN-L)
  • 2090-6838
DOI
10.1155/2014/529052
PMC
PMC4265540
OpenAlex
W2141677643
Cited by
23
References
1
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FWCI
0.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Case Reports in Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
persistent genital arousal disorder, agitated depression, Tarlov cyst, electroconvulsive therapy, antidepressant treatment failure, psychiatric comorbidity, multidisciplinary management

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