Controversies exist about the diagnostic concept of “sexual addiction.” The aim of this study was to investigate if German specialized sex therapists are confronted with patients who possess sexual addiction symptoms and to obtain information about diagnoses, comorbidity and treatment. A 12-item questionnaire was sent to all members of the German Society of Sex Research asking them about diagno...

Background and aims Research on sexual addiction flourished during the last decade, promoted by the development of an increased number of online sexual activities. Despite the accumulation of studies, however, evidence collected in clinical samples of treatment-seeking people remains scarce. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics (socio-demographics, sexual habits, and comorb...

OBJECTIVE - The present study examined the prevalence of DSM IV axis I disorders and DSM IV personality disorders among sexual offenders in Forensic State Hospitals in Germany. METHOD - Current and lifetime prevalence rates of mental disorders were investigated based on clinical structured interviews among sexual offenders (n = 55). Additionally, subgroups were analyzed on the basis of diagno...

Pedophilic disorder, a subtype of paraphilia, is defined as a recurrent sexual interest in prepubescent children, which is characterized by persistent thoughts, fantasies, urges, sexual arousal, or behavior. Besides a deviant sexual preference, sexual preoccupation was found to be a dynamic risk factor for reoffending. Thus, it is conceivable that sex offenders and especially sex offenders agai...

We report a case of a 34-year-old male who was found hanged by his neck in his own apartment. The deceased was dressed in women’s nylon panties, bra, nylon pantyhose, and a wig. The immediate cause of his death was found to be asphyxia due to hanging but the manner of his death was initially considered to be equivocal. The psychological autopsy based on the structured interview with the decease...

Previous research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has identified common physical and behavioural characteristics associated with children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol. The research suggests that many individuals with FASD have experienced involvement with the law, and engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour. However, there would appear to be a scarcity of research that ide...

Introduction Paraphilias constitute a set of psychiatric conditions that are often chronic and require combination treatment approaches, such as pharmacotherapy psychotherapy. Sexual interest toward prepubescents pubescents (pedophilia hebephilia) is frequently identified in criminal settings, within numerous child sexual abuse pornography offenses. The high prevalence rates negative consequenc...

Background and aims: Based on the concept of “cuckolding” “troilism”, it was hypothesized that underlying this paraphilia is a counterphobic attitude positively reinforced produces establishment behavioural addiction. The purpose study to confirm hypothesis. Materials methods: Clinical interview, based narrative-anamnestic documentary evidence basis Perrotta Human Emotions Model (PHEM) concerni...

TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociation (APA)haspublished the fifth edition of itsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; APA, 2013a), which is considered to be a definitive reference for the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. TheDSM-5revisionprocess involvedtheappointmentofWorkgroups (andsubworkgroups) foreachsection.Theparaphilias subworkgroup (PSWG) reviewedand recommendedch...

Breedlove (2004) reviewed the first edition of this textbook for this Journal and helpfully noted that there were over 3,200 hits for ‘‘human sexuality’’ on Amazon.com, and the best selling book was Five Minutes to Orgasm Every Time You Make Love. Now, there are over 11,500 hits, indicating a near fourfold increase in the amount of information to know (I hope we have all kept up). And, the curr...