title: Psychological screening of impotent men.
abstract: Rapid advances in methods of treating sexual impotence have produced concomitant demands for more specific diagnosis and determination of prognosis. Herein are presented guide lines for a rapid screening procedure that has diagnostic and prognostic utility. Use of 2 decisional rules for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, an easily administered and scored psychological test, can provide assistance to the urologic surgeon in determining the suitability of a candidate for a corrective operation. Case histories illustrate the value of this test in making treatment recommendations and assessing prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants