Studying the connection between psychological disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunctions

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 Background and Objective: Studies show that there is a connection between
psychological disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunctions. The aim of this study
is to examine the connection between psychological disorders symptoms and
sexual dysfunction and also to determine the role of psychological disorders
symptom in the development of sexual dysfunctions.  Materials and
Methods: 200 individuals (115 female and 75 male) who referred to
psychological clinics in Tehran and Karaj (in 1390-1391 on the Iranian
calendar) were included in this study with a convenient sampling method. All
individual were asked to complete FSFI (for female), IIEF (for male) and SCL-90
Scales. Correlation and hierarchical regression were used to analyze the data.   Results: The findings revealed
that there is a significant correlation between psychological disorders
symptoms and sexual dysfunctions. Hierarchical regression showed that
psychological disorders symptoms (especially phobia, depression, OCD, somatic
problems and paranoia symptoms) can remarkably predict sexual dysfunctions.    Conclusion: There is a meaningful relation between psychological
disorders symptoms and sexual dysfunctions. Symptoms of some of psychological
disorders can explain sexual dysfunctions. Findings of this study are consonant
with that of many other previous researches

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Daneshvar Medicine
Volume 21, Issue 1 - Serial Number 104
March and April 2013
Pages 9-18

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