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Paraphilias

Known as: disorders paraphilia, sexual perversion, Paraphilia NOS 
Disorders that include recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors generally involving nonhuman objects, suffering of… 
National Institutes of Health

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ExhibitionismFetishism (Psychiatric)HypersexualityIncest (event)

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Mental disordersSexual deviations or disorders

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
How unusual are the contents of paraphilias? Paraphilia-associated sexual arousal patterns in a community-based sample of men.
INTRODUCTION This is a report of a cross-sectional study on paraphilia-associated sexual arousal patterns (PASAP) among men in a… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Hypersexual Disorder: A Proposed Diagnosis for DSM-V
Hypersexual Disorder is proposed as a new psychiatric disorder for consideration in the Sexual Disorders section for DSM-V… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the biological treatment of paraphilias
Abstract Objectives. The primary aim of these guidelines was to evaluate the role of pharmacological agents in the treatment and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Desire for amputation of a limb: paraphilia, psychosis, or a new type of identity disorder
Background. The objective of this paper is to describe and conceptualize an unusual and probably rare condition: the intense… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hypersexual Desire in Males: Are Males with Paraphilias Different from Males with Paraphilia-Related Disorders?
The assessment of current sexual behavior (fantasies, urges, and activities) and sexual preoccupation (measured in min/day… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A DSM-IV Axis I Comorbidity Study of Males (n = 120) with Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders
One hundred and twenty consecutively evaluated outpatient males with paraphilias (PAs; n = 88, including 60 sex offenders) and… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Webcams, TV Shows and Mobile phones: Empowering Exhibitionism
The roles of visual representations have been multiplied. In contrast of being targets of the ever-increasing surveillance… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Hypersexual Desire in Males: An Operational Definition and Clinical Implications for Males with Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders
The longitudinal history and temporal stability of total sexual outlet (TSO) in a group of outpatient males with paraphilias (PA… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
Antonio R Damasio Picador, pounds sterling16.99, pp 312 ISBN 0 330 33927 3 Documentary makers find the brain sexy at present… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
The role of fantasy in the treatment of sexual deviation.
Sexual fantasy plays a critical role in the treatment of sexual deviations from both the psychoanalytic and behavioral viewpoints… 
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