Impotence associated with compulsive gambling

J Clin Psychiatry. 1987 Mar;48(3):115-6.

Abstract

A 49-year-old patient who presented initially for treatment of inhibited sexual desire and secondary impotence was found to meet DSM-III criteria for compulsive gambling. The relationship between sexual dysfunction and gambling is discussed. Compulsive gambling should be considered in the differential diagnosis of impotence, and a sexual history should be obtained from patients with compulsive gambling.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Compulsive Behavior / complications*
  • Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / complications
  • Erectile Dysfunction / etiology*
  • Gambling* / psychology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk-Taking*