Mechanophilia – a case report of a specific fetishistic disorder [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIn our case report, we present a very rare variant of fetishism, mechanophilia, by describing a case from our forensic psychiatric practice. Mechanophilia is a form of fetishism classified as a paraphilia, when a person is sexually aroused by various ...
Peter Osvath +3 more
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Paraphilic fantasies and disorders in Brazil: insights from a nationwide study on prevalence, risk factors, and public health implications [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of PsychiatryObjective: Paraphilias, atypical sexual preferences outside societal norms, present a psychiatric challenge. The DSM-5-TR differentiates paraphilic fantasies (PFs) from disorders, with the latter causing distress or impairment.
João Guilherme de Almeida Jordani +5 more
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European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Coprophagia is a relatively rare phenomenon characterized by the ingestion of feces, and it is usually classified as a rare form of pica.
A. Costa, S. Jesus, J. Alcafache
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An Act of Auto-Eroticism: Self-Urethral Insertion of Sewing Needle by an Old Man-A Case Report With Literature Review. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Self‐insertion of foreign bodies into the urethra is uncommon and is often associated with complex psychological or behavioral factors. Many cases of foreign bodies in the urethra have been reported worldwide with variable complaints of penile pain, penile itching, dysuria, hematuria, and complete obstruction of urine.
Ali RN +7 more
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Paraphilias: definition, diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
, 2013 There is a great deal of controversy concerning paraphilia, and defining what is normal versus deviant or disordered, given that this is to some degree dependent on cultural views of acceptability.
Alison, Laurence J +3 more
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Boondoggled: A Case Report of Arts and Crafts Gone Wrong
Translation, 2019 Self-insertion of foreign bodies into the urinary tract is a not-uncommon urological problem with significant psychosocial implications. A 12-year-old male presented to the ED when his father noted blood in the patient’s urine.
David Eugene Fumo
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Fatalities due to intestinal obstruction following the ingestion of foreign bodies [PDF]
, 1994 Two fatalities due to an occlusive ileus following the ingestion of foreign bodies in patients with psychiatric disorders are described. A severely mentally handicapped young man developed a temperature and died 1 h after admission to a surgical ward. At
Baader +16 more
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Effectiveness is the gold standard of clinical research [PDF]
, 2017 Psychological treatments have been shown to be at least as effective (and sometime even more effective) than psychotropic medications for many psychiatric disorders, in particular anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and personality disorders ...
Formica, Ivan +4 more
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The use of online methodologies in studying paraphilia: a review [PDF]
, 2012 Aims: The paper outlines the advantages, disadvantages, and other implications of using the Internet to collect data from those people displaying sexually paraphilic behavior.
Griffiths, MD
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Contested psychiatric ontology and feminist critique : 'female sexual dysfunction' and the diagnostic and statistical manual [PDF]
, 2012 In this article I discuss the emergence of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) within American psychiatry and beyond in the postwar period, setting out what I believe to be important and suggestive questions neglected in existing scholarship.
Angel, Katherine
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