1. ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY WITH PREMATURE EJACULATION CASES.
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Jamil, S., Fahad-ul-Zain, Hussain, Rasool, Inam, and Junejo, Jamil
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PREMATURE ejaculation , *SEXUAL dysfunction , *ANXIETY disorders , *MENTAL depression , *PERSONALITY disorders , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *CROSS-sectional method , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Objective: To assess the association of psychiatric morbidity of premature ejaculation in a given sample of males visiting a tertiary care hospital. Design: Cross-Sectional Study. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted in the out-patient clinics of Faculty of Psychiatry, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences & Sir Cowasji Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry, Hyderabad during the period from 1st January 2009 to 31st August, 2009. Subjects and Methods: 64 male patients with leading symptom of Premature Ejaculation were separated from rest of the patients having other sexual difficulties and interviewed by mental health professionals. Socio-demographic data was collected on semi-structured proforma designed for the study. ICD-10 Criterion was applied to establish psychiatric diagnosis. Results: 36 patients were found to have the diagnosis of anxiety disorders 56.25% and 14.06% cases of depressive disorder. The mean age of the sample was 35.17 years and there were 65.62% married. Also, there were 15.62% cases of personality disorders. Conclusion: Anxiety disorder was found to be the most dominant diagnosis and therefore needs a larger scale research on its etiological, epidemiological and psychopathological attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010