Sections
Introduction | Types of Paraphilias: Exclusive Versus Nonexclusive; Ego-Dystonic Versus Ego-Syntonic | Differential Diagnosis | Rationale for Treatment | Goals and Methods of Treatment | Psychological Treatments | Biological Treatments | Concluding Remarks | References
Excerpt
In this chapter, we examine the defining characteristics of the nonpedophilic and nontransvestic paraphilias and consider general principles relevant to their clinical management. Pedophilia is addressed in Chapter 43 in this volume. We focus our discussion on the remaining paraphilias delineated in DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association 2000):