title: Assessment of sexual function in depressed, impotent, and healthy men: factor analysis of a Brief Sexual Function Questionnaire for men.
abstract: We report a study of sexual function in outpatient men with major depressive disorder (n = 42), compared with healthy control men (n = 37) and a clinic sample complaining of erectile dysfunction (n = 13). A principal-components factor analysis of the Brief Sexual Function Questionnaire confirmed differences in the clinical dimensions of sexual activity/performance, interest, satisfaction, and physiological competence. The four factors accounted for 72% of the variance in the analysis. Acceptable test-retest reliability, construct validity, and concurrent validity (with the Derogatis Sexual Function Inventory and a self-report behavioral log) were demonstrated. Parallel observations with findings from previous nocturnal penile tumescence studies in these same men are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Evaluation Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Thase
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Houck
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Lilienfeld
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kupfer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012725:Sexual Behavior