title: A sex caused inconsistency in DSM-III-R: the definition of mental disorder and the definition of paraphilias.
abstract: The DSM-III-R definition of mental disorder is inconsistent with the DSM-III-R definition of paraphilias. The former requires the suffering or increased risk of suffering some harm while the latter allows that deviance, by itself, is sufficient to classify a behavioral syndrome as a paraphilia. This inconsistency is particularly clear when examining the DSM-III-R account of a specific paraphilia, Transvestic Fetishism. The author defends the DSM-III-R definition of mental disorder and argues that the DSM-III-R definition of paraphilias should be changed. He recommends that the diagnostic criteria for specific paraphilias, particularly that for Transvestic Fetishism, be changed to make them consistent with the DSM-III-R definition of mental disorder.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gert
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005329:Fetishism, Psychiatric / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014190:Transvestism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology