title: Impotence and perceived partner support.
abstract: Because impotence has both physiologic and psychologic components, it seems that impotent patients might benefit from a holistic approach to treatment that includes a medical regimen for physiologic factors as well as treatment for social and psychologic factors. The spousal relationship is one social and/or psychological factor. Often, a male experiences his sexual dysfunction as profoundly stressful while the partner finds it annoying or disturbing, but not threatening to the overall bond between them (Rust, Golombok, & Collier, 1988). This study was conducted to explore patient perception of the spousal (partner) relationship during admission to an erectile dysfunction clinic.
authors.affiliation: Associate Health Service, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Intili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires