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Premature (Early) Ejaculation in Couple and Family Therapy
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Premature ejaculation (PE) is a common male sexual complaint. The prevalence rate of PE is 20–30% (Althof 2007). However, only about 1–3% of individuals meet the formal criteria for the diagnosis of PE (American Psychiatric Association 2013). PE is characterized by significant distress due to ejaculation occurring before or within approximately 1 min following vaginal penetration and before it is desired. PE is diagnosed when the problem occurs for 6 months or longer in approximately 75–100% of sexual encounters with their partner. Men who suffer from PE often feel alone and incompetent. Their partners similarly feel alone and confused. Partners may not fully understand the contributing factors of PE and begin to feel emotionally distressed (Leiblum and Rosen 2000). Often as a result of PE performance anxiety is developed, self-esteem decreases, sexual activity is avoided, partner feels angry, and...
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Taslimi, N. (2019). Premature (Early) Ejaculation in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_462
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