The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Drug Therapy in Treating Premature Ejaculation Men Referred to Ahvaz city Therapy Centers

The present study was carried out in order to comparison and investigation of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy and drug-therapy in treating premature ejaculation men referred to Ahvaz city therapy centers. 39 men with premature ejaculation were selected using structured clinical interview for DSM-TV-TR based on premature ejaculation dysfunction and cut of point in Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT). Subjects were assigned groups (cognitive-behavior therapy, drug therapy and control) through sampling random method. Data were collected in three stages (pretest, post test and follow-up) through Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Male and stopwatch. Results of ANCOVA in post-test stage by controlling pre-test showed that cognitive-behavior therapy and drug therapy are significantly efficient on treatment of premature ejaculation. But there is not difference between cognitive-behavior therapy and drug therapy in treatment of premature ejaculation. Results of follow-up stage showed that the effects of cognitive-behavior therapy were stable but effects of drug therapy were not stable. Also, the effects of cognitive-behavior therapy were more stable than drug therapy. Cognitive-behavior therapy and drug therapy have appropriate efficacy in the treatment of men suffering from premature ejaculation significantly but effects of Drug Therapy are not stable.