The aim of the study is to analyze the level of awareness of psychiatrists on the prevention and organization of medical care for men with sexual dysfunction.

Throughout 2025, a survey was conducted among 45 psychiatrists in seven communal health care facilities in the Ivano-Frankivsk region

It was found that most psychiatrists are not sufficiently knowledgeable about men’s sexual health issues and acknowledge this themselves through self-assessment of their knowledge (33.3 % acknowledged a complete lack of knowledge) and the need to acquire it (71.1 %), particularly with regard to communication with patients (77.8 %).

It has been established that the consequences of this insufficient knowledge are noncompliance with preventive technologies by psychiatrists, namely: inadequate assessment of the sexual health of male patients (in 26.5 % of cases, it is not carried out at all, in 66.7 % of cases, it is only carried out if there are complaints), failure to provide recommendations to male patients male patients to visit a urologist-sexologist for preventive purposes (42.2 %), not understanding the need for their participation not only in the process of identifying pathology (46.7 %), but also in counseling (48.9 %) and dynamic observation of men with sexual dysfunctions (75.6 %).

It was found that only 62.2 % of the psychiatrists surveyed had encountered male patients with sexual dysfunction in their practice, which, given their considerable experience (71.1 % had more than 10 years of experience) qualifications (88.9 % certified), and an established knowledge deficit, may indicate a potential underdiagnosis of male sexual dysfunction.

Given the importance of psychological factors in the development of sexual dysfunctions, it is necessary to improve the training of psychiatrists on issues of male sexual health.