Disorders of libido in men: clinical issues

Eating Disorders in Gay Men - Current Issues

First, is the issue of growing up gay in a very straight world. “Times have changed” over the past number of years, evidenced by the recent open proclamation of her homosexuality by Ellen DeGeneres on television (although it may be many more years before a male lead does the same). However, we need only look at recent debates in the Ontario legislature on Bill 167, or at a federal level, regard...

Age-associated testosterone decline in men: clinical issues for psychiatry.

OBJECTIVE The author summarizes current knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of testosterone decline in healthy aging men and the associated clinical issues for psychiatry. METHOD A MEDLINE search was conducted in which the search terms "male climacteric," "male menopause," "andropause," "viropause," "low-testosterone syndrome," and "testosterone replacement therapy" were used. Literat...

[Eating disorders in men].

Despite of being perceived as 'woman's diseases', eating disorders were described among boys and adult men. This article presents epidemiological data on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in men. The clinical presentation of eating disorders in men was described and compared with similar data from the female population. Moreover, a significance of selected risk factors...

Ethical issues in assisted reproduction techniques for patients with disorders of sexual development

Macho, Bravado, and Eating Disorders in Men: Special Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment

THE CASERecently, we met with J. As the teenager walked into our office for the first meeting, J’s thin, frail body and eyes surrounded by dark circles spoke volumes. The family had decided to speak with a mental health provider after J’s mother found her child’s hair in the shower drain. In that first meeting, J described being plagued by worries and a brutal exercise regimen coupled with a di...