REPORTS: Considerations for Diagnostic Criteria for Erectile Dysfunction in DSM V

It is recommended that erectile disorder be precisely defined in order to clearly differentiate alterations in normal function from a condition requiring medial intervention and to facilitate clinical research. It is specifically proposed that erectile dysfunction be defined as failure to obtain and maintain an erection sufficient for sexual activity or decreased erectile turgidity on 75% of sexual occasions and lasting for at least 6 months. It is also recommended that erectile disorder be defined independently of distress. Segraves RT. Considerations for diagnostic criteria for erectile dysfunction in DSM V.