Erectile dysfunction caused by Psychological

Modern diagnostics brings it to light - the mind is less involved than expected
The causes of erectile dysfunction are varied. It was believed until early 1980 that the vast majority of erectile disorder is mentally conditioned, was able to prove it with newer diagnostic methods, that 50 percent of erectile dysfunction are purely organic in origin. In up to 20 percent of a psychological cause is probable, while about 30 percent of a mixed form (numbers supported by NIH Consensus Panel JAMA 1993, Benet et al. 1995) This means that is involved in a total of about 80 percent of those affected an organic cause .


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As a psychic cause frequently depressive disorders are detected. Depression is not always easy to recognize. Many depressives appear at first glance does not depressed, depressed or moody. They complain more about sleep disorders, fatigue or malaise, anorexia with weight loss, uncharacteristic head pressure, muscular tension in the head and neck area until radiating into the shoulders and arms, backache, joint and muscle pain, feeling of a lump in my throat, unexplained heart problems, breathing constriction, dizziness, blurred vision, weak knees, dizziness, constipation, stomach discomfort and manifold pressure, the "fit in. Just nowhere" in itself, and so also of mouth dryness, hot flashes / chills, lessening of sexual desire and erectile function


The vicious circle must be broken
Also, relationship problems often lead to erectile dysfunction. Negative affect is also pressure to perform and high expectations. The causes and is frequently associated with fear of failure. Inexperience favors the emergence of a vicious psychological circle whose factors are mutually reinforcing. But even experienced and mature men can get, for example, because of sudden life crises or prolonged stress in a mental vicious circle from which they can escape only with difficulty. Failure experiences are overrated and always lead deeper into crisis. Not infrequently, developed a low self-esteem. Affected often resort to addictive substances such as alcohol or pills, which can then lead to a further strengthening of organic erectile dysfunction.