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MMPI evaluation of erectile dysfunction: Failure of organic vs. psychogenic decision rules
Author(s) -
Levenson Hanna,
Olkin Rhoda,
Herzoff Nancy,
Delancy Mary
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198609)42:5<752::aid-jclp2270420512>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychogenic disease , psychology , erectile dysfunction , psychopathology , denial , personality , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , social psychology
This study examined previously published decision rules to ascertain the empirical utility of the MMPI in discriminating between organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction. Subjects were 41 males who were being evaluated for prosthesis implant surgery. The mean overall 1–2–3 MMPI profile revealed diffuse somatic complaints, depression, and denial. Results indicate that the MMPI failed to discriminate between organic and psychogenic subgroups. Men with psychogenic erectile dysfunction evidenced neither significantly more nor less psychopathology on the MMPI than did those with objective organic findings.