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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Main Authors: Lakshmi Priya, Bini Moorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5557211