title: The Imperialism of Historical Arrogance: Where Is the Past in the DSM's Idea of Sexuality?
abstract: This article questions the historical awareness of the DSM-5 by investigating first the treatment of prostitution from the Victorian period to today as a means of medicalizing desire; and second, by looking at the category of hebephilia, where modern medicalizing classifications are criticized for ignoring ancient evidence. By this comparative method, the article shows how ignoring historical evidence allows the social and ideological elements in the work of defining psychological sexual diseases to remain concealed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT, England, UK, sdg1001@cam.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldhill
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000266:history; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000266:history; D019529:Sexuality / Q000266:history*; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000266:history*