Practice patterns in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction among family practice physicians

This article illustrates the potential of placing audiology services in a family physician’s practice setting to increase referrals of geriatric and pediatric patients to audiologists. The primary focus of family practice physicians is the diagnosis/intervention of critical systemic disorders (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer). Hence concurrent hearing/balance disorders are likely to be overshadowed in such patients. If audiologists get referrals from these physicians and have direct access to diagnose and manage concurrent hearing/balance problems in these patients, successful audiology practice patterns will emerge, and there will be increased visibility and profitability of audiological services. As a direct consequence, audiological services will move into the mainstream of healthcare delivery, and the profession of audiology will move further towards its goals of early detection and intervention for hearing and balance problems in geriatric and pediatric populations.

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Family Practice Physicians’ Perceptions and Practices Regarding Health Promotion for the Elderly

American Journal of Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/s0749-3797(18)31161-9 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 274-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

James H. Price ◽

Sharon M. Desmond ◽

David P. Losh ◽

Ronald A. Krol

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Family Practice ◽

The Elderly ◽

Family Practice Physicians

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Phenomenological and existential contributions to the study of erectile dysfunction

Medicine Health Care and Philosophy ◽

10.1007/s11019-021-10029-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chris A. Suijker ◽

Corijn van Mazijk ◽

Fred A. Keijzer ◽

Boaz Meijer

Keyword(s):

Erectile Dysfunction ◽

Body Schema ◽

Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Current Medical ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Phenomenology Of Perception ◽

Medical Approach ◽

Social Components

AbstractThe current medical approach to erectile dysfunction (ED) consists of physiological, psychological and social components. This paper proposes an additional framework for thinking about ED based on phenomenology, by focusing on the theory of sexual projection. This framework will be complementary to the current medical approach to ED. Our phenomenological analysis of ED provides philosophical depth and illuminates overlooked aspects in the study of ED. Mainly by appealing to Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception, we suggest considering an additional etiology of ED in terms of a weakening of a function of sexual projection. We argue that sexual projection can be problematized through cognitive interferences, changes in the ‘intentional arc’, and modifications in the subject’s ‘body schema’. Our approach further highlights the importance of considering the ‘existential situation’ of patients with ED. We close by reflecting briefly on some of the implications of this phenomenological framework for diagnosis and treatment of ED.

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