بررسی ارتباط بین علائم اختلالات روانی و بدکارکردی‌های جنسی

 Background and Objective: Studies show that there is a connection between psychological disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunctions. The aim of this study is to examine the connection between psychological disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunction and also to determine the role of psychological disorders symptom in the development of sexual dysfunctions.  Materials and Methods: 200 individuals (115 female and 75 male) who referred to psychological clinics in Tehran and Karaj (in 1390-1391 on the Iranian calendar) were included in this study with a convenient sampling method. All individual were asked to complete FSFI (for female), IIEF (for male) and SCL-90 Scales. Correlation and hierarchical regression were used to analyze the data.   Results: The findings revealed that there is a significant correlation between psychological disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunctions. Hierarchical regression showed that psychological disorders symptoms (especially phobia, depression, OCD, somatic problems and paranoia symptoms) can remarkably predict sexual dysfunctions.    Conclusion: There is a meaningful relation between psychological disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunctions. Symptoms of some of psychological disorders can explain sexual dysfunctions. Findings of this study are consonant with that of many other previous researches