title: Evidence for a new classification of anal-retentiveness: torpid posteriosus and retro-pudendal hesitancy.
abstract: The introduction of ICD-10 has led to considerable debate over the proper diagnosis and treatment of retro-pudendal hesitancy (RPH). Many feel that the diagnosis should apply to all those with anal-retentiveness (AR). However, the authors discovered new clinical and laboratory evidence showing that AR is but one type of RPH. As such, they propose a reclassification of AR as type I RPH, a condition involving the superior pudendal-geniculate nucleus (SPGN). In contrast, type II RPH--another lesion of the SPGN--produces the characteristic torpid posteriosus (TP).
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Edmonton.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Charrois
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ewanchuk
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D006801:Humans; D011606:Psychosexual Development / Q000145:classification; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic