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The Paraphilias: A Multiplicity of Deviant Behaviours*

Abstract

The DSM-II and DSM-III both allow for multiple diagnoses. The DSM-III acknowledges that a patient may have multiple paraphilias but the true nature and extent of the multiplicity has only been documented recently. In order to study the degree of crossover between the various paraphiliac acts, a study of men who admitted to at least one paraphilia was conducted. A proportional index of multiple deviation was obtained. In addition, the mean …

Authors

Bradford JMW; Boulet J; Pawlak A

Journal

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 104–108

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

3 1992

DOI

10.1177/070674379203700206

ISSN

0706-7437