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This small study asked 15 people who had SSRI-related sexual problems to rate their emotions on a questionnaire. Compared with control participants, most of these patients reported weaker emotional responses across many areas, and 80% described clinically meaningful emotional blunting. The reduced emotional scores were statistically significant (p
The study recorded electrical muscle activity (EMG) from the forehead (frontalis) and calf (gastrocnemius) in 18 women with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and 19 nonanxious women during baseline, a lab stressor, and recovery. The GAD group had higher average EMG levels, and during the stressor they showed a drop in…
