Health Tip: Emotional Reasons for Erectile Dysfunction

(HealthDay News) - While male impotence can be caused by physical factors -- including high blood pressure, diabetes and injury -- other triggers can be emotional.

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this list of possible emotional causes for erectile dysfunction:

• Feeling depressed.

• Feelings of anxiety or nervousness.

• Stress from work, family or financial problems.

• Unresolved issues between you and your sexual partner.

• Feelings of self-consciousness.

• Fear of your partner's reaction or rejection.