"Psychosexual Development" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The stages of development of the psychological aspects of sexuality from birth to adulthood; i.e., oral, anal, genital, and latent periods.
| Descriptor ID |
D011606
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.747.722 F02.739.794.793
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychosexual Development- Psychosexual Development
- Development, Psychosexual
- Developments, Psychosexual
- Psychosexual Developments
Anal Stage- Anal Stage
- Anal Stages
- Stage, Anal
- Stages, Anal
Phallic Stage- Phallic Stage
- Phallic Stages
- Stage, Phallic
- Stages, Phallic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychosexual Development" by people in Profiles.
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Patterns of referral to a gender identity service for children and adolescents (1976-2011): age, sex ratio, and sexual orientation. J Sex Marital Ther. 2013; 39(1):1-6.
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A pilot intervention to enhance psychosexual development in adolescents and young adults with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Nov; 49(6):824-8.
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Psychosocial predictors of delay of first sexual intercourse by adolescents. Health Psychol. 1999 Sep; 18(5):443-52.
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Sibling incest: a consequence of individual and family dysfunction. Bull Menninger Clin. 1990; 54(3):311-22.