Paraphilic Disorders
Resources for Patients and Caregivers
Paraphilic disorders are recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors that are distressing or disabling and that involve inanimate objects, children or nonconsenting adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or the partner with the potential to cause harm.
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Wiki Number: 35-Paraphila (Sex-Related) Disorder
Diagnosis: (previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation)
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Symptoms: “Paraphilia” has 549 variations of unusual sexual interests. They are permanent.
Progression: Wikipedia presents an extensive history of “normalizing” these urges and acts.
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Therapies: Currently, they are designed to reduce the patient’s anxieties but eliminate criminal actions.
Youtube Video: Paraphilic Disorders
Amazon or Library Book: Perversion
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