Journal article
Differentiating Sexual Thoughts in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder From Paraphilias and Nonparaphilic Sexual Disorders
Abstract
Recurrent sexual thoughts characterize several different psychological disorders, most notably obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), paraphilias, and nonparaphilic sexual disorders (NPSDs). Many clinicians are aware of the rule of thumb that sexual thoughts in OCD are personally distressing, whereas sexual thoughts in paraphilias and NPSDs are not distressing to the individual experiencing these thoughts, and they rely on this heuristic to …
Authors
Vella-Zarb RA; Cohen JN; McCabe RE; Rowa K
Journal
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 342–352
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.cbpra.2016.06.007
ISSN
1077-7229