Abstract
To study the level of emotional reactivity of Lebanese patients with schizophrenia who have a high level of sexual desire. It is a cross-sectional study, enrolling 30 men and 30 women, between April and June 2017. The sexual behavior questionnaire (SBQ) was used to explore the desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, ejaculation, pleasure, and satisfaction with sexuality. A significantly higher mean emotional score, higher cognitive functioning score, higher motivation score, higher motor deficit score, higher sensory perception score, higher SBQ score, and higher emotional reactivity were found in patients who masturbate compared with those who did not. All these improvements in patients who masturbate might be associated with better social relations, which might improve patient integration in society. Sustained sexual activity of patients with schizophrenia is associated with improved emotional and cognitive functioning. The same applies tohigher levels of motivation, motor skills, and sensoriality. Sustained sexual activity of patients who have schizophrenia would indicate a better prognosis of schizophrenia.
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