Abstract

Objectives:This research was conducted to obtain a comprehensive picture of demographic character- ristics and sexual behavioral pattern of men at a psychiatric clinic in Tehran.

Method:In this descriptive-cross sectional study,300 men who consulted the clinic between the 20^th of April,2001 and the 20^th of Jan,2002 composed the subjects of the study.Data were collected via a demographic questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics.

Findings:76.2% of subjects suffered from erectile dysfunction and 35.6% had difficulties related to premature ejaculation. 44.6% of the subjects reported a history of psychiatric disorders and tak- ing neuroleptic and anti-depressants medications.The onset of sexual disorders for 23.7% of the subjects was less than one year ago it was between one to two years ago for 15% and more than three years ago for 53.3%.

Results:erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation more than other sexual disorders were the reasons for consultation at the psychiatrists’ office and sexual dysfunction clinics.