Excessive masturbation of childhood: a symptom of tactile deprivation?
McCray, G.M.
Pediatrics 62(3): 277-279
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 704194 Document Number: 136806
Five cases of excessive masturbation are presented. All cases represent adequate parent-child relationships altered by parental change of behavior toward the child. Upon reinstitution of affectionate tactile contact by the parents, the excessive masturbation ceased. Theoretical considerations are discussed.
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