Satisfaction with the treatment, confidence and 'naturalness' in engaging in sexual activity in men with psychogenic erectile dysfunction: Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial of three therapeutic approaches

BJU International

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1213-1219

  Melnik, Tamara ^a   Abdo, Carmita H N ^b   De Moraes, José F ^c   Riera, Rachel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Erectile dysfunction; Group psychotherapy; Patient satisfaction; Randomized controlled trial publication type ; Sildenafil substance name

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PURINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859467574     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10516.x     Document Type: Article

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