title: Circumcision and schizophrenia.
abstract: Two cases of paranoid schizophrenia associated with elective circumcision are presented. In both cases the request for circumcision came after a psychotic process was in progress. The author discusses these cases with regards to previous literature about the meaning of circumcision. Surgeons should be aware of the motivation in the request for these procedures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology