title: Sexual abuse: another causative factor in dysfunctional voiding.
abstract: Dysfunctional voiding is thought to be a learned disturbance. We report on 18 patients with onset of dysfunctional voiding after childhood sexual abuse. We believe that the possibility of sexual abuse should be considered in the evaluation of a child with new onset of voiding dysfunction or of an adult presenting with long-term voiding dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Merguerian
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Copening
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*