MMPI Evaluation of the Erectile Dysfunction

Oh, Moon Mock; Kim, Sae Chul; Kim, Hun Soo

Abstract

This study was intended to examine the relationship of the MMPI mean scales in the impotents and Beutler`s decision rules to acertain the empirical utility of the MMPI in discriminating between organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction. The actual number of cases put into the analysis was 97 including 53 psychogenic and 43 or ganic impotents, who were definitely classified into organic or psychogenic impotents out of 451 impotents on several diagnostic tests. Their age was 34.59+/-10.40. Statistical methods employed were x2 and T score. Results obtained were as follows : 1. The mean overall 4-3/3-4 MMPI profile(17.7%) showed somatic complaints, depression, conflict with spouse and emotionally unstable personality trait. However, there were no significant relationship of mean T score between psychogenic and organic impotence. 2. Applying the Beutler`s rule decision, our hit rate of rule I or rule II were 12.391 and 47.2% respectively. Applying the two rules to 97 cases, the hit rate was 60.4% with non-significant Chi square of 0.017. These results revealed no significant differences between psychogenic and organic subject. Finally, we failed to examine the validity of Beutler`s decision rules adapted to our 97 subjects.