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  Erectile dysfunction: Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Erectile dysfunction (ED) may be defined as the consistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse.
ED is the main symptom in the disorder the manual calls "male erectile disorder." ED can also be a symptom of other disorders, such as sexual dysfunction due to a general medical condition or substance-induced sexual dysfunction.
As with other chronic disorders and the conditions that are commonly associated with ED (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease), the prevalence of ED increases with advancing age, with an estimated prevalence of 39% in men aged 40 and 67% in those aged 70.
health.enotes.com /mental-disorders-encyclopedia/erectile-dysfunction   (2773 words)

  
 Psychiatric Disorders and Diagnosis in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online
Hypochondriasis is a disorder characterized by significant and persistent fear that one has a serious or life-threatening illness despite medical reassurance that this is not true.
The final category, Gender Identity Disorder, is characterized by a strong and persistent identification with the opposite sex and the belief that one is actually the opposite sex due to an extreme discomfort in one's present sexual identity.
Disorders in this subcategory include nightmare disorder (occurance of extremely frightening dreams which result in awakening and resulting distress), sleep terror disorder (similar to nightmare disorder but the fear is more intense and the person is often unresponsive during the episode), and sleepwalking disorder (walking or performing tasks during sleep without recollection once awakened).
allpsych.com /psychology101/disorders.html   (1842 words)

  
 Dr. David B. Adams - Questions of the Week - July through September, 1999
Male Erectile Disorder is the recurrent inability to achieve or maintain an adequate erection until completion of sexual activity.
It is important to differentiate male erectile disorder from mood disorders or anxiety disorders for which this may merely be a symptom of a larger underlying problem.
Disorders in which there are subjective (patient) complaints that exceed all physical findings are referred to as somatoform disorders and are believed operated by considerations such as secondary gain (attention, affection, and other forms of reward).
www.psychological.com /qow799-999.htm   (2909 words)

  
 Dysfunctions
This disorder is typical of young, inexperience men who have not learned to slow down, control their arousal, and extend the pleasurable process of intercourse.
Male Orgasmic Disorder is a male dysfunction characterized by a repeated inability to reach orgasm or long delays in reaching orgasm after normal sexual excitement.
This disorder may be found in 15% of males and in 33% of females.
www.coldwater.k12.mi.us /abnormal/dysfunctions.htm   (1461 words)

  
 Sexual Dysfunctions
In the American population, the prevalence of erectile failure is between approximately 8 and 10 percent of the male population (Comer, 1995).
Erectile problems are very much an age-related problem, with the incidence of the disorder increasing exponentially with age.
Female orgasmic disorder is an absence of orgasm after a period of normal sexual excitement, must cause marked distress or discomfort, and be based on the clinician's assessment that a woman's orgasmic response is less than would be reasonable for her age, sexual experience and adequacy of stimulation (APA, 1994).
www.adhd.com.au /sexual.html   (3024 words)

  
 Psychiacomp - Sexual Disorders
Decrease in sexual desire or difficulty with orgasm is common with major depression as well as with anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder and a diagnosis of sexual dysfunctions should not be diagnosed in these situations unless it persists after adequate treatment of the disorder.
Male erectile dysfunction may also be treated with vacuum pumps, alprostadil(Caverject), constricting rings, or penile prosthesis surgery.
Hypoactive sexual disorder often begins in adolescence or early adulthood and may be a long-term problem or episodic depending on the quality of intimate relationships.
www.psychiacomp.com /didactic/sexual-disorders.php   (1593 words)

  
 Erectile Dysfunction File: Psychological Issues
In the majority of patients causation and course of their erectile disorder is determined by a close interplay of somatic and psychosocial factors.
The main causes of psychogenic erectile disorders can be divided into three groups, each belonging to a different phase of time: (i) immediate factors (performance anxiety), (ii) antecedent life events from recent history, (iii) developmental vulnerabilities from childhood and adolescence.
The frequent comorbidity of erectile disorders and premature ejaculation and disorders of desire is worth mentioning as well as the high prevalence of depression and the extreme extent of performance anxiety in the patient group.
ssl.adgrafix.com /users/lifestag/erectile/psychological.html   (5462 words)

  
 Anxiety Panic Disorder - Symptoms & Treatment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The disorder may exist concurrently with agoraphobia (an irrational fear of being in places where the person may feel trapped or unable to escape), leading to restrictions in the person's lifestyle.
The etiology of panic disorder is unknown but may have a genetic predisposition, involve autonomic responses, and be related to social learning.
Panic disorder cannot be prevented, however, there are some things you can do to reduce stress and decrease symptoms by doing some exercise daily and eat a healthy, balanced diet.
www.thedepressiontreatment.com /diseases/panic-disorder.html   (456 words)

  
 Urologie Sector Oncologie: Clinical Trials; Flosequinan
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Erectile disorder secondary to any of the following: premature ejaculation, neuropathy (diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, amyloid neuropathy, tertiary syphilis), either primary or acquired cavernous fistula, cavernous thrombosis secondary to sickle cell disease or post-priapism, or pituitary or thyroid insufficiency.
Genitourinary disorders, or a history of radical prostatectomy, a past or present penile prothesis, a major penile deformity, or genital anatomical abnormalities associated with erectile disorder (such as Peyronie's disease or penile fibrosis).
www.erasmusmc.nl /urologie/trials/flosequinan.htm   (872 words)

  
 Diagnostic Evaluation of Erectile Dysfunction - January 1, 2000 - American Academy of Family Physicians
Erectile dysfunction, the persistent inability to attain or maintain penile erection sufficient for sexual intercourse, affects millions of men to various degrees.
Increased understanding of the male erectile process and the development of several agents to improve erectile function have generated great public interest among men and their sexual partners.
Aging is an independent risk factor, and although the incidence of erectile dysfunction increases steadily with age, it is not an inevitable consequence of aging.
www.aafp.org /afp/20000101/95.html   (3561 words)

  
 Male Erectile Disorder Evaluation
A comprehensive evaluation of erectile dysfunction is the cornerstone of the management plan.
Administration of various questionnaires focused on sexual dysfunction in general and erectile dysfunction in particular could be a part of the initial assessment.
One might be able to diagnose erectile dysfunction due to psychological factors (e.g., when morning erections are intact or when the patients is able to maintain erection during masturbation or during an “extramarital” intercourse).
www.health.am /sex/more/male_erectile_disorder3   (775 words)

  
 Sexual Disorders in Men and Women : Fine Generics
Male Erectile Disorder: If a male is unable to retain an erection during sexual activity with her partner, he may have Male Erectile Disorder.
Also, the erectile interruption must cause difficulty in the relationship with the sexual partner it is defined as a Male Erectile Disorder.
Male Erectile Disorders may come with a fear of failure in Sexual Activity with her partner.
www.finegenerics.com /sexual_disorders_men_women.html   (547 words)

  
 Male Erectile Disorder Treatment: Impotence in Sexual Disorders and Dysfunctions Guide
Male erectile disorder (ED), the inability to reach or sustain an erection,is a prevalent condition affecting the psychological well-beingof millions of U.S. males, their families, and their prospective partners.
Also, the erectile disturbance must cause difficulty in the relationship with the sexual partner to be defined as a disorder.
In many cases the erectile failure is intermittent and sometimes dependent upon the type of partner or the quality of the relationship.
www.depression-guide.com /male-erectile-disorder.htm   (529 words)

  
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The current cervical disorder appears to be directly related to a whiplash injury the veteran received during an automobile accident in 1991.
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 Male Erectile Disorder
The new oral treatments for male erectile disorder have also changed the scope of practice of treatment for this disorder.
Nevertheless, the management of male erectile disorder requires complex diagnostic and therapeutic skills, an integrated approach, and an understanding of erectile dysfunction in the broader psychosocial context.
It would not be possible to begin without some background discussion, including a brief overview of male erectile disorder and its prevalence and a review of the basic physiology and pharmacology of erection.
www.health.am /sex/more/male_erectile_disorder   (741 words)

  
 Anxiety Zone - Sexual disorder
Sexual arousal disorders were previously known as frigidity in women and impotence in men, though these have now been replaced with less judgmental terms.
Sexual pain disorders affect women almost exclusively and are known as dyspareunia (painful intercourse) and vaginismus (an involuntary spasm of the muscles of the vaginal wall that interferes with intercourse).
Dysfunctions were transitory and experience by the majority of people, dysfunctions bounded male primary or secondary impotence, premature ejaculation, ejaculatory incompetence; female primary orgasmic dysfunction and situational orgasmic dysfunction; pain during intercourse (dyspareunia) and vaginismus.
www.anxietyzone.com /conditions/sexual_disorder.html   (1406 words)

  
 Erectile dysfunction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis for satisfactory sexual intercourse regardless of the capability of ejaculation.
Erectile dysfunction is characterized by the inability to maintain an erection.
Other factors leading to erectile dysfunction are diabetes mellitus (causing neuropathy) or hypogonadism (decreased testosterone levels due to disease affecting the testicles or the pituitary gland).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erectile_dysfunction   (2697 words)

  
 Sexual Disorders
Sexual dysfunctions are disorders related to a particular phase of the sexual response cycle.
This disorder may be present when a person has decreased sexual fantasies and a decreased or absent desire for sexual activity.
Female orgasmic disorder occurs when there is a significant delay or total absence of orgasm associated with the sexual activity.
www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/Sexual.html   (636 words)

  
 Male Orgasmic Disorder (formerly Inhibited Male Orgasm)
If both Male Orgasmic Disorder and a general medical condition are present but it is judged that the sexual dysfunction is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of the general medical condition, then Male Orgasmic Disorder, Due to Combined Factors, is diagnosed.
In contrast to Male Orgasmic Disorder, a Substance-Induced Sexual Dysfunction is judged to be due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., alcohol, opioids, antihypertensives, antidepressants, neuroleptics).
If both Male Orgasmic Disorder and substance use are present but it is judged that the sexual dysfunction is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of the substance use, then Male Orgasmic Disorder, Due to Combined Factors, is diagnosed.
www.recurrentdepression.com /site/more/157   (858 words)

  
 BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Male Erectile Disorder
Men with this sexual dysfunction disorder experience inability to achieve or maintain an adequate erection.
The erectile dysfunction is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (other than a Sexual Dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
Sexual Anxiety - A Study of Male Impotence Hardcover 1980 A study of male impotence with case histories and treatment methods.
www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/erectiledis.htm   (146 words)

  
 Male Orgasmic Disorder: Symptom, Cause and Treatment
In order to be qualified as a disorder, the symptoms must present a significant problem for the individual.
Orgasmic disorders may be due to a physical disorder or use of a substance (eg, alcohol, opioids, antihypertensives, antidepressants, antipsychotics).
The orgasmic dysfunction is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (except another sexual dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
www.depression-guide.com /male-orgasmic-disorder.htm   (521 words)

  
 Southwestern Research Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The disorders related to this phase are Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (low libido) and Sexual Aversion Disorder (revulsion to sexual activity in general or to specific aspects of sexual contact).
The disorders associated with this phase are Female Arousal Disorder and Male Erectile Disorder.
The disorders related to this phase are Male and Female Orgasmic Disorder (diminished ability or inability to achieve orgasm after normal sexual arousal) and Premature Ejaculation.
www.435.com /sexual.htm   (397 words)

  
 Sexual Arousal Disorders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Erectile Dysfunction - The evaluation and treatment of erectile dysfunction is one of the most challenging problems in medicine, for it demands a knowledge and sympathetic understanding of both mind and body and the complex relationship between the two.
Female Sexual Arousal Disorder - Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is described as the inability of a woman to complete sexual activity with adequate lubrication.
Male Erectile Disorder - Is the recurrent inability to achieve or maintain an adequate erection until completion of sexual activity.
www.nurses.info /mental_health_sexual_arousal.htm   (221 words)

  
 Fortnightly review: Update on male erectile dysfunction -- Wagner and Saenz de Tejada 316 (7132): 678 -- BMJ
As erectile dysfunction is frequently associated with a number of systemic illnesses and surgical treatments, a wide range of doctors must be aware of the condition in their patients
The role of testosterone in erectile dysfunction is not clear.
Erectile dysfunction commonly complicates antidepressant treatment with both monoamine oxidase inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants.
www.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/316/7132/678   (2696 words)

  
 Erectile dysfunction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Additionally, adequate levels of testosterone (produced by the testes) and an intact pituitary gland are required for the development of a healthy male erectile system.
As can be understood from the mechanisms of a normal erection, impotence may develop due to hormonal deficiency, disorders of the neural system, lack of adequate penile blood supply or psychological problems.
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Male_erectile_disorder   (2749 words)

  
 Daily Steps On Our Road to Recovery for Week of 12 May 2003
The male and female "disorders" are given different numbers and have somewhat different descriptions since there is a greater range of patterns in females.
One way to reduce the male's sensitivity that could work for some couples is for the female to ask for sex more often.
The male has the biological imperative to father children and the female has the biological imperative to nest and nurture.
www.recoverybydiscovery.com /week05122003.htm   (1928 words)

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