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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