The solitary vice: the superstition that masturbation could cause mental illness.
Whorton
J
J
Department of medical history and ethics University of Washington School of Medicine Box 357120 Seattle, WA 98195-7120, USA. jwhorton@u.washington.edu
D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008418:Masturbation / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*