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{{SK}} Fetishism, Voyeurism, Zoophilia, Pedophilia, Sexual perversion, Zoophilism, Abnormal sexual activity
==Overview==
==Overview==
Paraphilias are characterized by severe deviant sexual desire or urge resulting in actions that may cause significant impairment in functioning as well as [[distress]] (for oneself and/or others). Paraphilic behavior may occur intermittently or may persist for the entire life. To begin with, paraphilia occurs in the form of fantasy, and the paraphilic behavior manifests at a later age. Mostly the individuals with this condition do not seek [[treatment]] themselves due to the stigma associated with the condition and the pleasure they obtain from it. Paraphilias are not illegal but the resulting behaviors are. Timely [[treatment]] is important to prevent sexual offenses like pedophilia or serial rapes. Patients may have more than one type of paraphilia and therefore, it is essential to evaluate them thoroughly to facilitate optimum management.
Paraphilias are characterized by severe deviant sexual desire or urge resulting in actions that may cause significant impairment in functioning as well as [[distress]] (for oneself and/or others). Paraphilic behavior may occur intermittently or may persist for the entire life. To begin with, paraphilia occurs in the form of fantasy, and the paraphilic behavior manifests later in life. Mostly the individuals with this condition do not seek [[treatment]] themselves due to the pleasure they obtain from it and in some cases, the associated stigma. Paraphilias are not illegal but the resulting behaviors are. Timely [[treatment]] is important to prevent sexual offenses like pedophilia or serial rapes. Patients may have more than one type of paraphilia and therefore, it is essential to evaluate them thoroughly to provide optimal management.


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==


*The term 'Paraphilia' is Greek in origin and is derived from the words-'Para'(deviation) and 'philia'(attraction).<ref name="SeligmanHardenburg2000">{{cite journal|last1=Seligman|first1=Linda|last2=Hardenburg|first2=Stephanie A.|title=Assessment and Treatment of Paraphilias|journal=Journal of Counseling & Development|volume=78|issue=1|year=2000|pages=107–113|issn=07489633|doi=10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02567.x}}</ref>
*The term 'Paraphilia' is Greek in origin and is derived from the words-'Para'(deviation) and 'philia'(attraction).<ref name="SeligmanHardenburg2000">{{cite journal|last1=Seligman|first1=Linda|last2=Hardenburg|first2=Stephanie A.|title=Assessment and Treatment of Paraphilias|journal=Journal of Counseling & Development|volume=78|issue=1|year=2000|pages=107–113|issn=07489633|doi=10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02567.x}}</ref>
*From biblical times, human societies across the world, have placed restrictions over many types of sexual behaviors. The level of acceptability is based on cultural variations across the globe.
*From biblical times, human societies across the world, have placed restrictions on many types of sexual behaviors. The level of acceptability is based on cultural variations across the globe.
*There is controversy in what should be called sexual deviation, mainly based on various factors like the degree of consent, age of the involved individuals, degree of [[distress]] caused, location of sexual behavior, degree of unacceptable by others, etc. <ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref>
*There is controversy in what should be called sexual deviation, mainly based on various factors like the degree of consent, age of the involved individuals, degree of [[distress]] caused, location of sexual behavior, degree of unacceptable by others, etc. <ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref>
*Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) was the basis of the term Sadism. He was placed in a lunatic asylum multiple times and ultimately, he died there. His mental instability, is considered to have resulted in this pattern of sexual behavior . <ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref>
*The term 'Sadism' originated from Marquis de Sade (1740-1814). He was placed in a lunatic asylum multiple times and ultimately, died there. His mental instability is considered to have resulted in this pattern of sexual behavior. <ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref>
*The term masochism comes from  Baron Leopold von Sacher Masoch (1835-1895), who was of European origin.<ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref>  
*The term 'Masochism' came from  Baron Leopold von Sacher Masoch (1835-1895), who was of European origin.<ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref>  
*At the end of the nineteenth century, sexual deviance was started to be considered a medical condition, with the publication of Psychopathia Sexualis. It was written by a German [[psychiatrist]], Krafft-Ebing and he elaborated the sexual murders in his publication.  <ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref><ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>
*With the publication of Psychopathia Sexualis at the end of the nineteenth century, sexual deviance was considered a medical condition. Psychopathia Sexualis was written by a German [[psychiatrist]] Krafft-Ebing, who described the sexual murders in this publication.  <ref name="Gordon2008">{{cite journal|last1=Gordon|first1=Harvey|title=The treatment of paraphilias: An historical perspective|journal=Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health|volume=18|issue=2|year=2008|pages=79–87|issn=09579664|doi=10.1002/cbm.687}}</ref><ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>


==Classification==
==Classification==
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*The inclusion of the pathological classification of paraphilias in the [[DSM]] and [[ICD]] has been criticized for a long time. It is based on the thin line of difference between something that is a normal variation or just unusual, and something that is [[pathological]].  
*The inclusion of the pathological classification of paraphilias in the [[DSM]] and [[ICD]] has been criticized for a long time. It is based on the thin line of difference between something that is a normal variation or just unusual, and something that is [[pathological]].  
*According to [[DSM-III]], a patient could have more than one paraphilias but the extent of the multiplicity was not described until later editions.<ref name="BradfordBoulet2017">{{cite journal|last1=Bradford|first1=John M.W.|last2=Boulet|first2=J.|last3=Pawlak|first3=A.|title=The Paraphilias: A Multiplicity of Deviant Behaviours*|journal=The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry|volume=37|issue=2|year=2017|pages=104–108|issn=0706-7437|doi=10.1177/070674379203700206}}</ref>
*According to [[DSM-III]], a patient could have more than one paraphilias but the extent of the multiplicity was not described until later editions.<ref name="BradfordBoulet2017">{{cite journal|last1=Bradford|first1=John M.W.|last2=Boulet|first2=J.|last3=Pawlak|first3=A.|title=The Paraphilias: A Multiplicity of Deviant Behaviours*|journal=The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry|volume=37|issue=2|year=2017|pages=104–108|issn=0706-7437|doi=10.1177/070674379203700206}}</ref>
*Till [[DSM-IV-TR]], the diagnostic category of paraphilia was scrutinized for logic, clarity, and consistency. It was criticized for the fulfillment of a clear-cut mental illness.<ref name="MoserKleinplatz2006">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Kleinplatz|first2=Peggy J.|title=DSM-IV-TRand the Paraphilias|journal=Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality|volume=17|issue=3-4|year=2006|pages=91–109|issn=0890-7064|doi=10.1300/J056v17n03_05}}</ref>
*Till [[DSM-IV-TR]], the diagnostic category of paraphilia was scrutinized for logic, clarity, and consistency. <ref name="MoserKleinplatz2006">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Kleinplatz|first2=Peggy J.|title=DSM-IV-TRand the Paraphilias|journal=Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality|volume=17|issue=3-4|year=2006|pages=91–109|issn=0890-7064|doi=10.1300/J056v17n03_05}}</ref>
*DSM-IV-TR had included paraphilias in the chapter ‘Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders’.<ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>
*DSM-IV-TR included paraphilias in the chapter ‘Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders’.<ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>
*There were proposals to remove paraphilias as a [[diagnostic]] category from [[DSM]]-5. Some considered the concept of paraphilic disorder as more ideological instead of scientific. <ref name="Downing2015">{{cite journal|last1=Downing|first1=Lisa|title=Heteronormativity and Repronormativity in Sexological “Perversion Theory” and the DSM-5’s “Paraphilic Disorder” Diagnoses|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=44|issue=5|year=2015|pages=1139–1145|issn=0004-0002|doi=10.1007/s10508-015-0536-y}}</ref><ref name="Spitzer2006">{{cite journal|last1=Spitzer|first1=Robert L.|title=Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders|journal=Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality|volume=17|issue=3-4|year=2006|pages=111–116|issn=0890-7064|doi=10.1300/J056v17n03_06}}</ref>
*There were proposals to remove paraphilias as a [[diagnostic]] category from [[DSM]]-5. Some considered the concept of paraphilic disorder as more ideological than scientific. <ref name="Downing2015">{{cite journal|last1=Downing|first1=Lisa|title=Heteronormativity and Repronormativity in Sexological “Perversion Theory” and the DSM-5’s “Paraphilic Disorder” Diagnoses|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=44|issue=5|year=2015|pages=1139–1145|issn=0004-0002|doi=10.1007/s10508-015-0536-y}}</ref><ref name="Spitzer2006">{{cite journal|last1=Spitzer|first1=Robert L.|title=Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders|journal=Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality|volume=17|issue=3-4|year=2006|pages=111–116|issn=0890-7064|doi=10.1300/J056v17n03_06}}</ref>
*Despite the ongoing controversies, in [[DSM]]-5, the paraphilias have been assigned a separate chapter and are termed Paraphilic disorders. <ref name="pmid23585461">{{cite journal| author=Krueger RB, Kaplan MS| title=Paraphilic diagnoses in DSM-5. | journal=Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci | year= 2012 | volume= 49 | issue= 4 | pages= 248-54 | pmid=23585461 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23585461  }} </ref>
*Despite the ongoing controversies, in [[DSM]]-5, the paraphilias have been assigned a separate chapter and are termed Paraphilic disorders. <ref name="pmid23585461">{{cite journal| author=Krueger RB, Kaplan MS| title=Paraphilic diagnoses in DSM-5. | journal=Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci | year= 2012 | volume= 49 | issue= 4 | pages= 248-54 | pmid=23585461 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23585461  }} </ref>
*According to [[DSM]]-5, a paraphilia does not require psychiatric intervention. For diagnosing paraphilic disorder, the paraphilia should cause harm to others or severe [[distress]] to oneself. <ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>
*According to [[DSM]]-5, paraphilia as such does not require psychiatric intervention. Paraphilia causing harm to others or severe [[distress]] to oneself, is termed paraphilic disorder and needs treatment. <ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>
*It has been found that DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for paraphilias can increase the false-positive diagnoses by making the [[diagnosis]] without assessing the underlying motivation (may not necessarily be due to paraphilic sexual arousal pattern). As a result, attaining this [[diagnosis]] can produce many legal consequences. <ref name="pmid24986346">{{cite journal| author=First MB| title=DSM-5 and paraphilic disorders. | journal=J Am Acad Psychiatry Law | year= 2014 | volume= 42 | issue= 2 | pages= 191-201 | pmid=24986346 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24986346  }} </ref>
*It has been found that DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for paraphilias can increase the false-positive rates by diagnosing without assessing the underlying motivation (may not necessarily be paraphilic sexual arousal). As a result, attaining this [[diagnosis]] can produce many legal consequences. <ref name="pmid24986346">{{cite journal| author=First MB| title=DSM-5 and paraphilic disorders. | journal=J Am Acad Psychiatry Law | year= 2014 | volume= 42 | issue= 2 | pages= 191-201 | pmid=24986346 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24986346  }} </ref>
*[[ICD-10]] does not comprise a clear-cut definition of paraphilia. It refers to paraphilia as disorders of sexual preference. <ref name="McManusHargreaves2013">{{cite journal|last1=McManus|first1=Michelle A.|last2=Hargreaves|first2=Paul|last3=Rainbow|first3=Lee|last4=Alison|first4=Laurence J.|title=Paraphilias: definition, diagnosis and treatment|journal=F1000Prime Reports|volume=5|year=2013|issn=20517599|doi=10.12703/P5-36}}</ref><ref name="AbdullahiJafojo2015">{{cite journal|last1=Abdullahi|first1=Halilu|last2=Jafojo|first2=Racheal Olayemi|last3=Udofia|first3=Owoidoho|title=Paraphilia Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University|journal=Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity|volume=22|issue=3|year=2015|pages=249–257|issn=1072-0162|doi=10.1080/10720162.2015.1057662}}</ref>
*[[ICD-10]] does not comprise a clear-cut definition of paraphilia. It simply refers to paraphilia as a disorder of sexual preference. <ref name="McManusHargreaves2013">{{cite journal|last1=McManus|first1=Michelle A.|last2=Hargreaves|first2=Paul|last3=Rainbow|first3=Lee|last4=Alison|first4=Laurence J.|title=Paraphilias: definition, diagnosis and treatment|journal=F1000Prime Reports|volume=5|year=2013|issn=20517599|doi=10.12703/P5-36}}</ref><ref name="AbdullahiJafojo2015">{{cite journal|last1=Abdullahi|first1=Halilu|last2=Jafojo|first2=Racheal Olayemi|last3=Udofia|first3=Owoidoho|title=Paraphilia Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University|journal=Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity|volume=22|issue=3|year=2015|pages=249–257|issn=1072-0162|doi=10.1080/10720162.2015.1057662}}</ref>


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
===Mononamine Hypothesis===
===Monoamine Hypothesis===
*[[Norepinephrine]], [[serotonin]], and [[dopamine]] are the [[monoamine]]s involved in the physiology of sexual behavior.<ref name="Kafka1997">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=26|issue=4|year=1997|pages=343–358|issn=00040002|doi=10.1023/A:1024535201089}}</ref>
*[[Norepinephrine]], [[serotonin]], and [[dopamine]] are the [[monoamine]]s involved in the physiology of sexual behavior.<ref name="Kafka1997">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=26|issue=4|year=1997|pages=343–358|issn=00040002|doi=10.1023/A:1024535201089}}</ref>
*[[Side effects]] of certain medications like [[antidepressants]], and [[neuroleptics]] show that the alteration of [[monoamine]] levels can adversely affect sexuality.<ref name="Kafka1997">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=26|issue=4|year=1997|pages=343–358|issn=00040002|doi=10.1023/A:1024535201089}}</ref>  
*[[Side effects]] of certain medications like [[antidepressants]] and [[neuroleptics]] show that the alteration of [[monoamine]] levels can adversely affect sexuality.<ref name="Kafka1997">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=26|issue=4|year=1997|pages=343–358|issn=00040002|doi=10.1023/A:1024535201089}}</ref>  
*These [[neurotransmitters]] also modulate [[impulsivity]], [[anxiety]], [[depression]],and [[antisocial]] behavior. Disturbance of these [[neurotransmitters]] may also produce these conditions in paraphilia patients. <ref name="Kafka1997">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=26|issue=4|year=1997|pages=343–358|issn=00040002|doi=10.1023/A:1024535201089}}</ref>
*[[Monoamine]]s modulate [[impulsivity]], [[anxiety]], [[depression]], and [[antisocial]] behavior. Dysregulation of the [[neurotransmitters]] may also produce these conditions in patients with paraphilic disorders. <ref name="Kafka1997">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=26|issue=4|year=1997|pages=343–358|issn=00040002|doi=10.1023/A:1024535201089}}</ref>
*The [[medications]] that act by increasing the [[serotonergic]] function have been found to suppress the paraphilic behavior. This further supports the [[monoamine]] hypothesis. <ref name="Kafka2006">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|title=The Monoamine Hypothesis for the Pathophysiology of Paraphilic Disorders: An Update|journal=Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences|volume=989|issue=1|year=2006|pages=86–94|issn=00778923|doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07295.x}}</ref>
*The [[medications]] that act by increasing the [[serotonergic]] function have been found to suppress the paraphilic behavior. This further supports the [[monoamine]] hypothesis. <ref name="Kafka2006">{{cite journal|last1=Kafka|first1=Martin P.|title=The Monoamine Hypothesis for the Pathophysiology of Paraphilic Disorders: An Update|journal=Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences|volume=989|issue=1|year=2006|pages=86–94|issn=00778923|doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07295.x}}</ref>


===Role of Testosterone===
===Role of Testosterone===
The [[antisocial]] traits, and sexual behavior are affected by sex-steroid associated [[genetic]]s. This is evident by the clear relationship between [[testosterone]] and paraphilia as well as the positive response seen in these patients with antiandrogen therapy.<ref name="JordanFromberger2011">{{cite journal|last1=Jordan|first1=Kirsten|last2=Fromberger|first2=Peter|last3=Stolpmann|first3=Georg|last4=Müller|first4=Jürgen Leo|title=The Role of Testosterone in Sexuality and Paraphilia—A Neurobiological Approach. Part II: Testosterone and Paraphilia|journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine|volume=8|issue=11|year=2011|pages=3008–3029|issn=17436095|doi=10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02393.x}}</ref>
Sex-steroid [[genetic]]s influences both [[antisocial]] traits, and sexual behavior. The relationship between [[testosterone]] and paraphilia is further evident by the positive response seen in these patients with antiandrogen therapy.<ref name="JordanFromberger2011">{{cite journal|last1=Jordan|first1=Kirsten|last2=Fromberger|first2=Peter|last3=Stolpmann|first3=Georg|last4=Müller|first4=Jürgen Leo|title=The Role of Testosterone in Sexuality and Paraphilia—A Neurobiological Approach. Part II: Testosterone and Paraphilia|journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine|volume=8|issue=11|year=2011|pages=3008–3029|issn=17436095|doi=10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02393.x}}</ref>


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
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*Cognitive disorders like [[dementia]]
*Cognitive disorders like [[dementia]]
*[[Delirium]]
*[[Delirium]]
*Deep cerebral stimulation in [[Parkinson’s disease]]
*[[Parkinson’s disease]]
*Neurological disorders
*Other neurological disorders


==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
*The actual [[prevalence]] of Paraphilic Disorders is difficult to estimate.<ref name="JoyalCarpentier2016">{{cite journal|last1=Joyal|first1=Christian C.|last2=Carpentier|first2=Julie|title=The Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors in the General Population: A Provincial Survey|journal=The Journal of Sex Research|volume=54|issue=2|year=2016|pages=161–171|issn=0022-4499|doi=10.1080/00224499.2016.1139034}}</ref>
*The exact [[prevalence]] of Paraphilic Disorders is difficult to estimate.<ref name="JoyalCarpentier2016">{{cite journal|last1=Joyal|first1=Christian C.|last2=Carpentier|first2=Julie|title=The Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors in the General Population: A Provincial Survey|journal=The Journal of Sex Research|volume=54|issue=2|year=2016|pages=161–171|issn=0022-4499|doi=10.1080/00224499.2016.1139034}}</ref>
*Only few patients seek [[treatment]] and most of the data is obtained from the paraphilic cases caught up in the legal system.<ref name="HallHall2007">{{cite journal|last1=Hall|first1=Ryan C.W.|last2=Hall|first2=Richard C.W.|title=A Profile of Pedophilia: Definition, Characteristics of Offenders, Recidivism, Treatment Outcomes, and Forensic Issues|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=82|issue=4|year=2007|pages=457–471|issn=00256196|doi=10.4065/82.4.457}}</ref><ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
*Only a few patients seek [[treatment]] and most of the data is obtained from the paraphilic cases caught up in the legal system.<ref name="HallHall2007">{{cite journal|last1=Hall|first1=Ryan C.W.|last2=Hall|first2=Richard C.W.|title=A Profile of Pedophilia: Definition, Characteristics of Offenders, Recidivism, Treatment Outcomes, and Forensic Issues|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=82|issue=4|year=2007|pages=457–471|issn=00256196|doi=10.4065/82.4.457}}</ref><ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>


===Age===
===Age===
*Although discrepancies in studies exist, on average no specific age group has been predisposed to develop Paraphilia.
*Although discrepancies in studies exist, on average no specific age group has been predisposed to develop Paraphilia.
*Literature has revealed that mostly paraphilias begin in [[childhood]] and is manifested in [[adolescence]] or later. <ref name="MoneyPranzarone1993">{{cite journal|last1=Money|first1=John|last2=Pranzarone|first2=Galdino F.|title=Development of Paraphilia in Childhood and Adolescence|journal=Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=2|issue=3|year=1993|pages=463–475|issn=10564993|doi=10.1016/S1056-4993(18)30552-2}}</ref>
*Literature has revealed that paraphilias mostly begin in [[childhood]] and are manifested later in [[adolescence]]. <ref name="MoneyPranzarone1993">{{cite journal|last1=Money|first1=John|last2=Pranzarone|first2=Galdino F.|title=Development of Paraphilia in Childhood and Adolescence|journal=Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=2|issue=3|year=1993|pages=463–475|issn=10564993|doi=10.1016/S1056-4993(18)30552-2}}</ref>


===Gender===
===Gender===
*The paraphilic behavior is seen mostly in men. However, there are studies which show no prominent gender-differences.<ref name="AbdullahiJafojo2015">{{cite journal|last1=Abdullahi|first1=Halilu|last2=Jafojo|first2=Racheal Olayemi|last3=Udofia|first3=Owoidoho|title=Paraphilia Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University|journal=Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity|volume=22|issue=3|year=2015|pages=249–257|issn=1072-0162|doi=10.1080/10720162.2015.1057662}}</ref><ref name="JoyalCarpentier2016">{{cite journal|last1=Joyal|first1=Christian C.|last2=Carpentier|first2=Julie|title=The Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors in the General Population: A Provincial Survey|journal=The Journal of Sex Research|volume=54|issue=2|year=2016|pages=161–171|issn=0022-4499|doi=10.1080/00224499.2016.1139034}}</ref><ref name="DawsonBannerman2014">{{cite journal|last1=Dawson|first1=Samantha J.|last2=Bannerman|first2=Brittany A.|last3=Lalumière|first3=Martin L.|title=Paraphilic Interests|journal=Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment|volume=28|issue=1|year=2014|pages=20–45|issn=1079-0632|doi=10.1177/1079063214525645}}</ref>
*Paraphilic behavior is seen mostly in men. However, there are studies that show no prominent gender-differences.<ref name="AbdullahiJafojo2015">{{cite journal|last1=Abdullahi|first1=Halilu|last2=Jafojo|first2=Racheal Olayemi|last3=Udofia|first3=Owoidoho|title=Paraphilia Among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University|journal=Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity|volume=22|issue=3|year=2015|pages=249–257|issn=1072-0162|doi=10.1080/10720162.2015.1057662}}</ref><ref name="JoyalCarpentier2016">{{cite journal|last1=Joyal|first1=Christian C.|last2=Carpentier|first2=Julie|title=The Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors in the General Population: A Provincial Survey|journal=The Journal of Sex Research|volume=54|issue=2|year=2016|pages=161–171|issn=0022-4499|doi=10.1080/00224499.2016.1139034}}</ref><ref name="DawsonBannerman2014">{{cite journal|last1=Dawson|first1=Samantha J.|last2=Bannerman|first2=Brittany A.|last3=Lalumière|first3=Martin L.|title=Paraphilic Interests|journal=Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment|volume=28|issue=1|year=2014|pages=20–45|issn=1079-0632|doi=10.1177/1079063214525645}}</ref>


===Race===
===Race===
*Limited studies have been done regarding the racial predilection.
*Limited studies have been done about racial predilection.
*Most of the studies present mixed results and it can be concluded that there is no single race predisposed to develop paraphilia.<ref name="LeeHanson2019">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Seung C.|last2=Hanson|first2=R. Karl|last3=Calkins|first3=Cynthia|last4=Jeglic|first4=Elizabeth|title=Paraphilia and Antisociality: Motivations for Sexual Offending May Differ for American Whites and Blacks|journal=Sexual Abuse|volume=32|issue=3|year=2019|pages=335–365|issn=1079-0632|doi=10.1177/1079063219828779}}</ref>
*Most studies present mixed results and it can be concluded that no specific race is predisposed to develop paraphilia.<ref name="LeeHanson2019">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Seung C.|last2=Hanson|first2=R. Karl|last3=Calkins|first3=Cynthia|last4=Jeglic|first4=Elizabeth|title=Paraphilia and Antisociality: Motivations for Sexual Offending May Differ for American Whites and Blacks|journal=Sexual Abuse|volume=32|issue=3|year=2019|pages=335–365|issn=1079-0632|doi=10.1177/1079063219828779}}</ref>


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
*Noxious [[child]]rearing experiences, non-sexual and sexual both<ref name="MoneyPranzarone1993">{{cite journal|last1=Money|first1=John|last2=Pranzarone|first2=Galdino F.|title=Development of Paraphilia in Childhood and Adolescence|journal=Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=2|issue=3|year=1993|pages=463–475|issn=10564993|doi=10.1016/S1056-4993(18)30552-2}}</ref>
*Noxious [[child]]-rearing experiences, non-sexual and sexual both<ref name="MoneyPranzarone1993">{{cite journal|last1=Money|first1=John|last2=Pranzarone|first2=Galdino F.|title=Development of Paraphilia in Childhood and Adolescence|journal=Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=2|issue=3|year=1993|pages=463–475|issn=10564993|doi=10.1016/S1056-4993(18)30552-2}}</ref>
*Childhood emotional [[abuse]]<ref name="LeeJackson2002">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Joseph K.P.|last2=Jackson|first2=Henry J.|last3=Pattison|first3=Pip|last4=Ward|first4=Tony|title=Developmental risk factors for sexual offending|journal=Child Abuse & Neglect|volume=26|issue=1|year=2002|pages=73–92|issn=01452134|doi=10.1016/S0145-2134(01)00304-0}}</ref>
*Childhood emotional [[abuse]]<ref name="LeeJackson2002">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Joseph K.P.|last2=Jackson|first2=Henry J.|last3=Pattison|first3=Pip|last4=Ward|first4=Tony|title=Developmental risk factors for sexual offending|journal=Child Abuse & Neglect|volume=26|issue=1|year=2002|pages=73–92|issn=01452134|doi=10.1016/S0145-2134(01)00304-0}}</ref>
*Childhood sexual [[abuse]]<ref name="LeeJackson2002">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Joseph K.P.|last2=Jackson|first2=Henry J.|last3=Pattison|first3=Pip|last4=Ward|first4=Tony|title=Developmental risk factors for sexual offending|journal=Child Abuse & Neglect|volume=26|issue=1|year=2002|pages=73–92|issn=01452134|doi=10.1016/S0145-2134(01)00304-0}}</ref>
*Childhood sexual [[abuse]]<ref name="LeeJackson2002">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Joseph K.P.|last2=Jackson|first2=Henry J.|last3=Pattison|first3=Pip|last4=Ward|first4=Tony|title=Developmental risk factors for sexual offending|journal=Child Abuse & Neglect|volume=26|issue=1|year=2002|pages=73–92|issn=01452134|doi=10.1016/S0145-2134(01)00304-0}}</ref>
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*Poor [[prognostic]] factors are<ref name="SeligmanHardenburg2000">{{cite journal|last1=Seligman|first1=Linda|last2=Hardenburg|first2=Stephanie A.|title=Assessment and Treatment of Paraphilias|journal=Journal of Counseling & Development|volume=78|issue=1|year=2000|pages=107–113|issn=07489633|doi=10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02567.x}}</ref>
*Poor [[prognostic]] factors are<ref name="SeligmanHardenburg2000">{{cite journal|last1=Seligman|first1=Linda|last2=Hardenburg|first2=Stephanie A.|title=Assessment and Treatment of Paraphilias|journal=Journal of Counseling & Development|volume=78|issue=1|year=2000|pages=107–113|issn=07489633|doi=10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02567.x}}</ref>
**Coexisting  mental  disorders
**Coexisting  mental  disorders
**Early onset of paraphilic behaviors
**Early-onset of paraphilic behaviors
**Lack of remorse for their behaviors
**Lack of remorse for their behaviors
**Substance misuse
**Substance misuse
**Pedophilia with a sexual interest in boys
**Pedophilia with a sexual interest in boys
*Risk of recurrence is based on<ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
*The risk of recurrence depends on<ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
**Static risk factors (history of sexual [[abuse]]) do not change during [[treatment]]
**Static risk factors (history of sexual [[abuse]]) - The factors that do not change during [[treatment]]
**Dynamic risk factors ([[impulsivity]], [[hypersexuality]], or [[personality disorders]]) can be addressed during [[psychotherapy]]
**Dynamic risk factors ([[impulsivity]], [[hypersexuality]], or [[personality disorders]]) - These can be addressed during [[psychotherapy]]


==Comorbidities==
==Comorbidities==
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*Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
*Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
*[[Mental Retardation]]
*[[Mental Retardation]]
*[[Antisocial]] personality Disorder
*[[Antisocial]] Personality Disorder
*[[Personality]] change due to General Medical Condition
*[[Personality]] change due to General Medical Condition


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====Voyeuristic Disorder====
====Voyeuristic Disorder====
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspected person who is naked
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspected naked person.
*B. Action has been taken on the urges with a non-consenting person, or significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies
*B. Action has been taken on the urges with a non-consenting person, or significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.
*C. The individual is at least 18 years old
*C. The individual is at least 18 years old.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in [[distress]] over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in [[distress]] over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Exhibitionistic Disorder====
====Exhibitionistic Disorder====
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from exposure of one's genitals to an unsuspected individual
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from exposure of one's genitals to an unsuspected person.
*B. Action has been taken on these urges with a non-consenting person, or significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies
*B. Action has been taken on these urges with a non-consenting person, or significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.


Specify whether:
Specify whether:
*Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the prepubertal [[children]]
*Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the prepubertal [[children]].
*Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the physically mature individuals
*Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to physically mature individuals.
*Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the prepubertal [[children]] as well as physically mature individuals
*Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the prepubertal [[children]] as well as physically mature individuals.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Frotteuristic Disorder====
====Frotteuristic Disorder====
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person, as manifested by fantasies, or behavior
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person, as manifested by fantasies, or behavior.
*B. Action has been taken on these urges with a non-consenting person, or significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies
*B. Action has been taken on these urges with a non-consenting person, or significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Sexual Masochism Disorder====
====Sexual Masochism Disorder====
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from being beaten, bound, humiliated, or  made to suffer; is manifested in the form of fantasies, urges, or behaviors
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from being beaten, bound, humiliated, or  made to suffer; is manifested in the form of fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.


Specify if:  
Specify if:  
With asphyxiophilia: If the individual experiences sexual arousal due to restriction of breathing
With asphyxiophilia: If the individual experiences sexual arousal due to restriction of breathing.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Sexual Sadism Disorder====
====Sexual Sadism Disorder====
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the [[psychological]] or physical suffering of the person; is manifested in the form of urges, fantasies, or behaviors
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the [[psychological]] or physical suffering of another person; is manifested in the form of urges, fantasies, or behaviors.
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Pedophilic Disorder====
====Pedophilic Disorder====


*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior involving sexual activity with a [[child]] or many [[children]] of age 13 or younger
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior involving sexual activity with a [[child]] or many [[children]] of age 13 or younger.
*B. Significant distress/ interpersonal difficulty is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or the individual has acted on these sexual [[urge]]s
*B. Significant distress/ interpersonal difficulty is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or the individual has acted on these sexual [[urge]]s.
*C. The individual is at least 16 years old and a minimum of 5 years older than the child  
*C. The individual is at least 16 years old and a minimum of 5 years older than the child.


Specify whether:
Specify whether:
*Exclusive type (attracted to children only)
*Exclusive type (attracted to children only).
*Non-exclusive type
*Non-exclusive type.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*Sexually attracted to males only
*Sexually attracted to males only.
*Sexually attracted to females only
*Sexually attracted to females only.
*Sexually attracted to both
*Sexually attracted to both.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*Limited to incest
*Limited to incest.


====Fetishistic Disorder====
====Fetishistic Disorder====


*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior from the use of non-living objects, or a focus on non-genital body part/parts
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior from the use of non-living objects, or a focus on non-genital body part/parts.
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or behavior
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or behavior.
*C. The fetish objects are not limited to clothing or objects designed for tactile genital stimulation
*C. The fetish objects are not limited to clothing or objects designed for tactile genital stimulation.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*Body part/parts
*Body part/parts.
*Non-living object/objects
*Non-living object/objects.
*Other
*Other.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Transvestic Disorder====
====Transvestic Disorder====
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior from cross-dressing
*A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior from cross-dressing.
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or behavior
*B. Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or behavior.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*With fetishism
*With fetishism.
*With autogynephilia - Sexual arousal by thoughts or images of self as a female
*With autogynephilia - Sexual arousal by thoughts or images of self as a female.


Specify if:
Specify if:
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc)
*In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment)
*In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).


====Other Specified Paraphilic Disorder====
====Other Specified Paraphilic Disorder====
*Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by the symptoms characteristic of a paraphilic disorder but does not completely fulfill the criteria of any of the categories in the Paraphilic Disorders
*Significant [[distress]]/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by the symptoms characteristic of a paraphilic disorder but does not completely fulfill the criteria of any of the categories in the Paraphilic Disorders.


====Unspecified Paraphilic Disorder====
====Unspecified Paraphilic Disorder====
*Used in the conditions where the clinician chooses not to mention the reason that the criteria are not fulfilled for a specific paraphilic disorder
*Used in the conditions where the clinician chooses not to mention the reason that the criteria are not fulfilled for a specific paraphilic disorder.


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
*A [[treatment]] plan comprising of [[psychotherapy]], and/or [[pharmacotherapy]] is usually needed to suppress the paraphiliac fantasies and behaviors.  
*A [[treatment]] plan comprising of [[psychotherapy]], and/or [[pharmacotherapy]] is usually needed to suppress the paraphiliac fantasies and behaviors.  
*The [[treatment]] depends on the intensity and frequency of paraphiliac sexual fantasies as well as the risk of sexual violence. <ref name="Thibaut2015">{{cite journal|last1=Thibaut|first1=Florence|title=Paraphilias|year=2015|pages=1–5|doi=10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp242}}</ref>  
*The [[treatment]] depends on the intensity and frequency of paraphiliac sexual fantasies as well as the risk of sexual violence. <ref name="Thibaut2015">{{cite journal|last1=Thibaut|first1=Florence|title=Paraphilias|year=2015|pages=1–5|doi=10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp242}}</ref>  
*Very severe condition may lead to sexual offenses, like rape and it is necessary to manage such patients aggressively with [[hormonal]] intervention.<ref name="Thibaut2015">{{cite journal|last1=Thibaut|first1=Florence|title=Paraphilias|year=2015|pages=1–5|doi=10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp242}}</ref>
*The very severe conditions may lead to sexual offenses, like rape and it is necessary to manage such patients aggressively with [[hormonal]] intervention.<ref name="Thibaut2015">{{cite journal|last1=Thibaut|first1=Florence|title=Paraphilias|year=2015|pages=1–5|doi=10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp242}}</ref>
*The [[treatment]] regime consists of six levels with escalating degrees of medical intervention, based on the severity of the disorder.<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref>
*The [[treatment]] regime consists of six levels with escalating degrees of medical intervention, based on the severity of the disorder.<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref>


===Pharmacotherapy===
===Pharmacotherapy===


*Three main classes of [[medications]] used in paraphilias are [[antidepressants]], steroidal anti-androgens, and [[gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs]].<ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
*Three main classes of [[medications]] used in paraphilias are [[antidepressants]], hormones, and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs.<ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
*[[Treatment]] of [[comorbidities]] is very important to improve the quality of life.  
*[[Treatment]] of comorbidities is very important to improve the quality of life.  
*[[Treatment]] with antiandrogens has the drawback that it may increase psychotic symptoms and [[depression]] risk.<ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>
*[[Treatment]] with antiandrogens has the drawback that it may increase psychotic symptoms and [[depression]] risk.<ref name="GarciaThibaut2011">{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=Frederico D.|last2=Thibaut|first2=Florence|title=Current Concepts in the Pharmacotherapy of Paraphilias|journal=Drugs|volume=71|issue=6|year=2011|pages=771–790|issn=0012-6667|doi=10.2165/11585490-000000000-00000}}</ref>


====Antidepressants====
====Antidepressants====
*Antidepressants are used to treat paraphilias because of their action on involved [[neurotransmitters]]. The mechanism of action is supported by<ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
*Antidepressants are used to treat paraphilias because of their action on involved [[neurotransmitters]]. The mechanism of action is supported by the [[monoamine]] hypothesis. <ref name="AbelOsborn1992">{{cite journal|last1=Abel|first1=Gene G.|last2=Osborn|first2=Candice|title=The Paraphilias: The Extent and Nature of Sexually Deviant and Criminal Behavior|journal=Psychiatric Clinics of North America|volume=15|issue=3|year=1992|pages=675–687|issn=0193953X|doi=10.1016/S0193-953X(18)30231-4}}</ref>
# [[Monoamine]] hypothesis
*The [[comorbidities]] such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders share the dysfunction of similar [[neurotransmitters]]. Therefore, [[antidepressants]] can treat both the disorders simultaneously.
# The [[comorbidities]] like [[obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders]] share the disturbance of similar [[neurotransmitters]], so [[antidepressants]] can treat both disorders
*[[Antidepressants]] commonly used are
*[[Antidepressants]] commonly used are-
**Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors([[SSRI]]) such as Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, and Escitalopram act on [[serotonergic]] (5-HT2) receptors and have become the standard of care. Additionally, [[SSRIs]] treat the comorbid conditions like [[depression]], [[OCD]], or [[anxiety disorders]].<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref>
**Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors([[SSRI]])like Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Escitalopram act on [[Serotonergic]] (5-HT2) receptors and have become the standard of care. Additionally, as mentioned earlier, [[SSRIs]] treat the comorbid conditions like [[depression]], [[OCD]] or [[anxiety disorders]].<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref>
**Tricyclic Antidepressants(TCA) such as Imipramine, Clomipramine, and Desipramine.
**Tricyclic Antidepressants([[TCA]])like Imipramine, Clomipramine, Desipramine


====Hormones====
====Hormones====
*[[Estrogen]]
*[[Estrogen]]
*Steroid antiandrogens
*Steroid antiandrogens
**[[Medroxyprogesterone]]- It is a synthetic [[progesterone]] and acts by reducing the [[testosterone]] levels. They act by suppressing the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis, reducing the [[Luteinizing hormone(LH)]] release and further compromising the [[androgen]] production. <ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28337576">{{cite journal| author=Radkani P, Joshi D, Barot T, Williams R| title=Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopy: minimally invasive approach for management of mediastinal tumors. | journal=J Robot Surg | year= 2018 | volume= 12 | issue= 1 | pages= 75-79 | pmid=28337576 | doi=10.1007/s11701-017-0692-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28337576  }} </ref>
**[[Medroxyprogesterone]]- It is synthetic [[progesterone]] and acts by reducing the [[testosterone]] levels. They act by suppressing the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, reducing the Luteinizing hormone(LH) release and further compromising the [[androgen]] production. <ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28337576">{{cite journal| author=Radkani P, Joshi D, Barot T, Williams R| title=Robotic video-assisted thoracoscopy: minimally invasive approach for management of mediastinal tumors. | journal=J Robot Surg | year= 2018 | volume= 12 | issue= 1 | pages= 75-79 | pmid=28337576 | doi=10.1007/s11701-017-0692-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28337576  }} </ref>
**[[Cyproterone]] acetate is a synthetic steroid, similar in structure to [[progesterone]]. It acts as an antiandrogen by binding to androgen [[receptor]]s and reducing the cellular uptake of [[testosterone]].<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref>  
**[[Cyproterone]] acetate is a synthetic steroid, similar in structure to [[progesterone]]. It acts as an antiandrogen by binding to androgen [[receptor]]s and reducing the cellular uptake of [[testosterone]].<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref>  
**[[Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogue]] (GnRH Analogue)- They reduce the circulating [[testosterone]], in turn, reducing the aggression and [[hypersexuality]].<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid11973119">{{cite journal| author=Czerny JP, Briken P, Berner W| title=Antihormonal treatment of paraphilic patients in German forensic psychiatric clinics. | journal=Eur Psychiatry | year= 2002 | volume= 17 | issue= 2 | pages= 104-6 | pmid=11973119 | doi=10.1016/s0924-9338(02)00635-1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11973119  }} </ref>


===Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy===
====[[Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogue]] (GnRH Analogue)====
*In subjects which are not at high risk of victimization, [[cognitive behavioral therapy]](CBT) is the first-line treatment.  
*They reduce the circulating [[testosterone]], in turn, reducing aggression and [[hypersexuality]].<ref name="pmid26800994">{{cite journal| author=Holoyda BJ, Kellaher DC| title=The Biological Treatment of Paraphilic Disorders: an Updated Review. | journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 19 | pmid=26800994 | doi=10.1007/s11920-015-0649-y | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26800994  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid11973119">{{cite journal| author=Czerny JP, Briken P, Berner W| title=Antihormonal treatment of paraphilic patients in German forensic psychiatric clinics. | journal=Eur Psychiatry | year= 2002 | volume= 17 | issue= 2 | pages= 104-6 | pmid=11973119 | doi=10.1016/s0924-9338(02)00635-1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11973119  }} </ref>
*[[CBT]] addresses the cognitive distortions, along with [[empathy]] training, relapse prevention, sexual impulse control training,  and biofeedback. <ref name="HallHall2007">{{cite journal|last1=Hall|first1=Ryan C.W.|last2=Hall|first2=Richard C.W.|title=A Profile of Pedophilia: Definition, Characteristics of Offenders, Recidivism, Treatment Outcomes, and Forensic Issues|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=82|issue=4|year=2007|pages=457–471|issn=00256196|doi=10.4065/82.4.457}}</ref>  
 
*The combination therapy has better response compared to either therapy used alone.<ref name="HallHall2007">{{cite journal|last1=Hall|first1=Ryan C.W.|last2=Hall|first2=Richard C.W.|title=A Profile of Pedophilia: Definition, Characteristics of Offenders, Recidivism, Treatment Outcomes, and Forensic Issues|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=82|issue=4|year=2007|pages=457–471|issn=00256196|doi=10.4065/82.4.457}}</ref>
===Psychotherapy===
Very few treatment options are available for a complex condition like paraphilia, and further research is warranted to prevent the relapses.
*In subjects that are not at high risk of victimization, [[cognitive behavioral therapy]](CBT) is the first-line treatment.  
*[[CBT]] addresses the cognitive distortions, along with empathy training, relapse prevention, sexual impulse control training,  and biofeedback. <ref name="HallHall2007">{{cite journal|last1=Hall|first1=Ryan C.W.|last2=Hall|first2=Richard C.W.|title=A Profile of Pedophilia: Definition, Characteristics of Offenders, Recidivism, Treatment Outcomes, and Forensic Issues|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=82|issue=4|year=2007|pages=457–471|issn=00256196|doi=10.4065/82.4.457}}</ref>
 
===Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy===
*The combination therapy has a better response compared to either therapy used alone.<ref name="HallHall2007">{{cite journal|last1=Hall|first1=Ryan C.W.|last2=Hall|first2=Richard C.W.|title=A Profile of Pedophilia: Definition, Characteristics of Offenders, Recidivism, Treatment Outcomes, and Forensic Issues|journal=Mayo Clinic Proceedings|volume=82|issue=4|year=2007|pages=457–471|issn=00256196|doi=10.4065/82.4.457}}</ref>
Very few evidence-based [[treatment]] options are available for a complex condition like paraphilia, and further research is warranted to effectively prevent the relapses.


==References==
==References==
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Synonyms and keywords: Fetishism, Voyeurism, Zoophilia, Pedophilia, Sexual perversion, Zoophilism, Abnormal sexual activity

Overview

Paraphilias are characterized by severe deviant sexual desire or urge resulting in actions that may cause significant impairment in functioning as well as distress (for oneself and/or others). Paraphilic behavior may occur intermittently or may persist for the entire life. To begin with, paraphilia occurs in the form of fantasy, and the paraphilic behavior manifests later in life. Mostly the individuals with this condition do not seek treatment themselves due to the pleasure they obtain from it and in some cases, the associated stigma. Paraphilias are not illegal but the resulting behaviors are. Timely treatment is important to prevent sexual offenses like pedophilia or serial rapes. Patients may have more than one type of paraphilia and therefore, it is essential to evaluate them thoroughly to provide optimal management.

Historical Perspective

  • The term 'Paraphilia' is Greek in origin and is derived from the words-'Para'(deviation) and 'philia'(attraction).[1]
  • From biblical times, human societies across the world, have placed restrictions on many types of sexual behaviors. The level of acceptability is based on cultural variations across the globe.
  • There is controversy in what should be called sexual deviation, mainly based on various factors like the degree of consent, age of the involved individuals, degree of distress caused, location of sexual behavior, degree of unacceptable by others, etc. [2]
  • The term 'Sadism' originated from Marquis de Sade (1740-1814). He was placed in a lunatic asylum multiple times and ultimately, died there. His mental instability is considered to have resulted in this pattern of sexual behavior. [2]
  • The term 'Masochism' came from Baron Leopold von Sacher Masoch (1835-1895), who was of European origin.[2]
  • With the publication of Psychopathia Sexualis at the end of the nineteenth century, sexual deviance was considered a medical condition. Psychopathia Sexualis was written by a German psychiatrist Krafft-Ebing, who described the sexual murders in this publication. [2][3]

Classification

  • Earlier the non-reproductive sexual behaviors were considered pathological and criminalized. However, over years the boundaries of pathology have been confined to the absence of sexual consent. [4]
  • The inclusion of the pathological classification of paraphilias in the DSM and ICD has been criticized for a long time. It is based on the thin line of difference between something that is a normal variation or just unusual, and something that is pathological.
  • According to DSM-III, a patient could have more than one paraphilias but the extent of the multiplicity was not described until later editions.[5]
  • Till DSM-IV-TR, the diagnostic category of paraphilia was scrutinized for logic, clarity, and consistency. [6]
  • DSM-IV-TR included paraphilias in the chapter ‘Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders’.[3]
  • There were proposals to remove paraphilias as a diagnostic category from DSM-5. Some considered the concept of paraphilic disorder as more ideological than scientific. [7][8]
  • Despite the ongoing controversies, in DSM-5, the paraphilias have been assigned a separate chapter and are termed Paraphilic disorders. [9]
  • According to DSM-5, paraphilia as such does not require psychiatric intervention. Paraphilia causing harm to others or severe distress to oneself, is termed paraphilic disorder and needs treatment. [3]
  • It has been found that DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for paraphilias can increase the false-positive rates by diagnosing without assessing the underlying motivation (may not necessarily be paraphilic sexual arousal). As a result, attaining this diagnosis can produce many legal consequences. [10]
  • ICD-10 does not comprise a clear-cut definition of paraphilia. It simply refers to paraphilia as a disorder of sexual preference. [11][12]

Pathophysiology

Monoamine Hypothesis

Role of Testosterone

Sex-steroid genetics influences both antisocial traits, and sexual behavior. The relationship between testosterone and paraphilia is further evident by the positive response seen in these patients with antiandrogen therapy.[15]

Differential Diagnosis

It is important to differentiate paraphilias from others like[16][3]

Epidemiology and Demographics

  • The exact prevalence of Paraphilic Disorders is difficult to estimate.[17]
  • Only a few patients seek treatment and most of the data is obtained from the paraphilic cases caught up in the legal system.[18][19]

Age

  • Although discrepancies in studies exist, on average no specific age group has been predisposed to develop Paraphilia.
  • Literature has revealed that paraphilias mostly begin in childhood and are manifested later in adolescence. [20]

Gender

  • Paraphilic behavior is seen mostly in men. However, there are studies that show no prominent gender-differences.[12][17][21]

Race

  • Limited studies have been done about racial predilection.
  • Most studies present mixed results and it can be concluded that no specific race is predisposed to develop paraphilia.[22]

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

  • Patients with paraphilias have high chances of relapse.[1]
  • After 15 years, pedophiles attracted to boys are likely to commit the crime again (35%) as compared to those attracted to girls (16%).[19]
  • Good prognostic factors are[1]
    • Early treatment
    • Individuals with good ego strength and high motivation for treatment
    • Patients with normal adult sexual experiences
  • Poor prognostic factors are[1]
    • Coexisting mental disorders
    • Early-onset of paraphilic behaviors
    • Lack of remorse for their behaviors
    • Substance misuse
    • Pedophilia with a sexual interest in boys
  • The risk of recurrence depends on[19]

Comorbidities

Various comorbid conditions exist with paraphilias like[12][24][1]

Diagnosis

DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria

  • Following conditions have been described in the chapter on Paraphilia
  1. Exhibitionistic Disorder
  2. Fetishistic Disorder
  3. Frotteuristic Disorder
  4. Paedophilic Disorder
  5. Sexual Masochism Disorder
  6. Sexual Sadism Disorder
  7. Voyeuristic Disorder
  8. Transvestic Disorder
  9. Other specified Paraphilic Disorder
  10. Unspecified Paraphilic Disorder

Voyeuristic Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspected naked person.
  • B. Action has been taken on the urges with a non-consenting person, or significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.
  • C. The individual is at least 18 years old.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Exhibitionistic Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from exposure of one's genitals to an unsuspected person.
  • B. Action has been taken on these urges with a non-consenting person, or significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.

Specify whether:

  • Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the prepubertal children.
  • Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to physically mature individuals.
  • Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to the prepubertal children as well as physically mature individuals.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Frotteuristic Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person, as manifested by fantasies, or behavior.
  • B. Action has been taken on these urges with a non-consenting person, or significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Sexual Masochism Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from being beaten, bound, humiliated, or made to suffer; is manifested in the form of fantasies, urges, or behaviors.
  • B. Significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.

Specify if: With asphyxiophilia: If the individual experiences sexual arousal due to restriction of breathing.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Sexual Sadism Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the psychological or physical suffering of another person; is manifested in the form of urges, fantasies, or behaviors.
  • B. Significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Pedophilic Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior involving sexual activity with a child or many children of age 13 or younger.
  • B. Significant distress/ interpersonal difficulty is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or the individual has acted on these sexual urges.
  • C. The individual is at least 16 years old and a minimum of 5 years older than the child.

Specify whether:

  • Exclusive type (attracted to children only).
  • Non-exclusive type.

Specify if:

  • Sexually attracted to males only.
  • Sexually attracted to females only.
  • Sexually attracted to both.

Specify if:

  • Limited to incest.

Fetishistic Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior from the use of non-living objects, or a focus on non-genital body part/parts.
  • B. Significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or behavior.
  • C. The fetish objects are not limited to clothing or objects designed for tactile genital stimulation.

Specify if:

  • Body part/parts.
  • Non-living object/objects.
  • Other.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Transvestic Disorder

  • A. Over a minimum period of six months, the existence of recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behavior from cross-dressing.
  • B. Significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by these sexual urges or fantasies, or behavior.

Specify if:

  • With fetishism.
  • With autogynephilia - Sexual arousal by thoughts or images of self as a female.

Specify if:

  • In a controlled environment(the individual is living in an institution etc).
  • In full remission (individual has not acted on these urges and has not resulted in distress over the last 5 years, while in an uncontrolled environment).

Other Specified Paraphilic Disorder

  • Significant distress/ socio-occupational functioning impairment is caused by the symptoms characteristic of a paraphilic disorder but does not completely fulfill the criteria of any of the categories in the Paraphilic Disorders.

Unspecified Paraphilic Disorder

  • Used in the conditions where the clinician chooses not to mention the reason that the criteria are not fulfilled for a specific paraphilic disorder.

Treatment

  • A treatment plan comprising of psychotherapy, and/or pharmacotherapy is usually needed to suppress the paraphiliac fantasies and behaviors.
  • The treatment depends on the intensity and frequency of paraphiliac sexual fantasies as well as the risk of sexual violence. [25]
  • The very severe conditions may lead to sexual offenses, like rape and it is necessary to manage such patients aggressively with hormonal intervention.[25]
  • The treatment regime consists of six levels with escalating degrees of medical intervention, based on the severity of the disorder.[26]

Pharmacotherapy

  • Three main classes of medications used in paraphilias are antidepressants, hormones, and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs.[19]
  • Treatment of comorbidities is very important to improve the quality of life.
  • Treatment with antiandrogens has the drawback that it may increase psychotic symptoms and depression risk.[3]

Antidepressants

  • Antidepressants are used to treat paraphilias because of their action on involved neurotransmitters. The mechanism of action is supported by the monoamine hypothesis. [19]
  • The comorbidities such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders share the dysfunction of similar neurotransmitters. Therefore, antidepressants can treat both the disorders simultaneously.
  • Antidepressants commonly used are
    • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors(SSRI) such as Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, and Escitalopram act on serotonergic (5-HT2) receptors and have become the standard of care. Additionally, SSRIs treat the comorbid conditions like depression, OCD, or anxiety disorders.[26]
    • Tricyclic Antidepressants(TCA) such as Imipramine, Clomipramine, and Desipramine.

Hormones

Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogue (GnRH Analogue)

Psychotherapy

  • In subjects that are not at high risk of victimization, cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT) is the first-line treatment.
  • CBT addresses the cognitive distortions, along with empathy training, relapse prevention, sexual impulse control training, and biofeedback. [18]

Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy

  • The combination therapy has a better response compared to either therapy used alone.[18]

Very few evidence-based treatment options are available for a complex condition like paraphilia, and further research is warranted to effectively prevent the relapses.

References

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