A systematic review of the psychosocial outcomes associated with erectile dysfunction: Does the impact of erectile dysfunction extend beyond a man's inability to have sex?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 347-363

  Mccabe, Marita P ^a   Althof, Stanley E ^b,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Marital and Sexual Health of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Trial; Erectile Dysfunction; Mood; PDE5i; Psychology; Psychosocial; Quality of Life; Review; Sexual Confidence

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCISEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD; PDE5I; PENIS ERECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL CONFIDENCE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; MOOD; PDE5I; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CONFIDENCE;

DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902074937     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12374     Document Type: Review

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