Treatment motivation of men with ED: What motivates men with ED to seek professional help and how can women support their partners

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 56-62

  Gerster, S ^a   Gunzler C ^a   Roesler, C ^b   Leiber, C ^a   Berner, M M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Catholic University of Applied Scienes Freiburg   (Germany)

^c Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

communication; ED; help seeking behavior; motivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUPPORT GROUP;

COITUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84875055468     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2012.37     Document Type: Article

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