Psychological trauma of circumcision in the phallic period could be avoided by using topical steroids

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 651-656

  Yilmaz, Erdal ^a,b   Batislam, Ertan ^a   Basar, Mehmet Murad ^a   Basar, Halil ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Castration anxiety; Phallic period; Phimosis; Topical steroid

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; PETROLATUM; PLACEBO;

AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CASTRATION ANXIETY; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREAM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHIMOSIS; PREPUCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; BETAMETHASONE; CASTRATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PHIMOSIS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0347595587     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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