From “nervous impotence” to “psychic impotence”. Psychological approach to erectile dysfunction in Spain, 1840-1910 De la “impotencia nerviosa” a la “impotencia psíquica”. Una aproximación psicológica a la disfunción eréctil en España, 1840-1910 De « l’impuissance nerveuse » à « l’impuissance psychique ». Approche psychologique des troubles de l'érection en Espagne, 1840-1910.
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16 avril 2023
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Marie Walin, « De « l’impuissance nerveuse » à « l’impuissance psychique ». Approche psychologique des troubles de l'érection en Espagne, 1840-1910. », HAL-SHS : études de genres, ID : 10.4000/hms.6446
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This article explores diagnoses made between the years 1840 and 1910 by Spanish doctors, attributing male sexual impotence to problems described as “moral” or “nervous”. It is based on the study of thirty-six cases of nullity of marriage for sexual impotence, heard by the diocesan courts of Madrid and Zaragoza; twenty-two articles on sexual impotence published in the two main Spanish medical journals; and a corpus of dictionaries and medical essays dealing with sexual health. The aim is to show how these non-physical causes were integrated into rational thought patterns involving the brain and nervous system knowledge at the time. The article shows that, despite the prevalence of beliefs attributing “nervous impairment” to reprehensible sexual practices, the end of the 19th century saw the emergence of a psychological approach to erectile dysfunction.