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The conceptual relationship between panic disorder and male erectile dysfunction
T Sbrocco1, R B Weisberg, D H Barlow
1Uniformed Services University of Health Science, Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Bethesda, MD 20874-4799, USA.
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
|September 18, 1997
Summary
Men with panic disorder experienced erectile problems due to similar sensations during sexual arousal and panic attacks. This highlights the need for further research into sex-panic states and their treatment implications.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Sexual Medicine
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- A link exists between sexual dysfunction and panic disorder.
- Clinical reports on this association are limited.
- Erectile problems are a common sexual dysfunction.