Depression can have several different effects on sexual behavior. Depression can be linked to a lack of sexual activity, as well as to increased sexual risk-taking. Different people cope with depression in different ways. According to Psychology Today depression and certain drug treatments for depression can lower sexual interest, desire, and activity levels. However, it turns out that the story of how depression and sex are connected is more complicated than that. Depression can affect different people in different ways.
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