Diagnostic Criteria for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
- Persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate lubrication-swelling response to sexual excitement.
- The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
- The sexual dysfunction is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (except another Sexual Dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
Diagnostic Criteria for Male Erectile Disorder
- Persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate erection.
- The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
- The erectile dysfunction is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (other than a Sexual Dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
Source: APA, 1994.
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