ORIGINAL RESEARCH-ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Idiopathic Priapism: Risk Factor and Pathophysiologic Link?

The possible association between idiopathic priapism and anxiety disorders lends support for a central neurobiologic pathophysiology for the erectile disorder. Further neuropsychiatric studies of this clinical population is required to confirm the hypothesis. Burnett AL. Anxiety disorders in patients with idiopathic priapism: Risk factor and pathophysiologic link? J Sex Med 2009;6:1712-1718.