Human Sexual Orientations - Pathologising The Natural

Published: 02 Sep 2013

Paraphilias: definition, diagnosis and treatment

"Michelle A. McManus1, Paul Hargreaves1 and Laurence J. Alison2

1. School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2HE, UK,

2. Centre for Critical and Major Incident Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Eleanor Rathbone Building, Bedford Street South, Liverpool, Merseyside, L69 7ZA Corresponding author

F1000Prime Rep2013, 5:36 (doi: 10.12703/P5-36)

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found at: http://f1000.com/prime/reports/m/5/36

Abstract

There is a great deal of controversy concerning paraphilia, and defining what is normal versus deviant or disordered, given that this is to some degree dependent on cultural views of acceptability. In this article, we outline these issues and describe recent progress in diagnosing and treating paraphilias."

http://f1000.com/prime/reports/m/5/36

http://f1000.com/prime/reports/m/5/36/pdf

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Laurence Alison, Prof

http://www.liv.ac.uk/psychology-health-and-society/staff/laurence-alison

Michelle Mcmanus

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michelle_Mcmanus2/publications

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/michelle-mcmanus/25/611/438

http://www.uclan.ac.uk/staff_profiles/dr_michelle_mcmanus.php

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2006

American Psychiatric Association holds symposium on removal of paraphilias from DSM

"At its annual convention in May, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) held a symposium to discuss removing gender identity disorder and the paraphilias from the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Paraphilias are defined as recurrent and intense sexual feelings or behavior which involve nonhumans, children, or nonconsenting adults, or the suffering or humiliation of oneself or one's partner.1 They include pedophilia, exhibitionism, fetishism, transvestism, voyeurism, and sadomasochism.

The convention was held May 19 in San Francisco. At the symposium, psychiatrist Charles Moser of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and Peggy Kleinplatz of the University of Ottawa presented a paper entitled "DSM-IV-TR and the Paraphilias: An Argument for Removal.""

http://www.mhamic.org/newsapasymp.htm

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v17n03_05#.Umv86lM4lCM

http://www.sexarchive.info/GESUND/ARCHIV/MoserKleinplatz.htm

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v17n03_05#preview

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Exploring the landscape of DSM-5 and the Paraphilias: Background 

"There has long been a certain amount of discontent with this group of diagnoses--most therapists simply ignore them, they're mostly used by groups who focus on the treatment of sex offenders, and many involved in the treatment of sex offenders ignore these diagnoses finding them useless."

http://asexystuff.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/exploring-landscape-of-dsm-5-and.html

Pat Has A Lot Of It Correct, Here

The truth is incorrect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwK7VRkbGiU

Oh To Be In The Lebanon, Now Summer Is Here

Published on Monday 16 July 2012 12:39

Pervert admits flashing

"A PERVERTED [offensive and inflammatory] dad-to-be flashed to teenage girls and performed a sex act on himself in front of women in a sick [sic] spree.

SS was seen by a woman staying at Lizard Lane caravan park in South Shields committing a sex act while looking through her window on June 16.

A dog-walker also saw him and called the police.

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/pervert-admits-flashing-1-4744883

July 17, 2012 12:43 AM

Public masturbation: Where sexual harassment meets disorder

"Only one or two cases of public masturbation are reported annually.

BEIRUT: Go on, guess what these four men have in common: A suit-clad individual spotted one morning by his parked car in Ashrafieh; an obese – and noisy – character poorly concealed in the bushes by a Mar Mikhael parking lot; a young man outside a restaurant on a side street in Monnot; and a fellow on the footpath just beyond the Electricite du Liban building at 11 p.m.No clue? Well, here it is: They were all masturbating, unashamedly and publically jerking off, pleasuring themselves, wanking – choose your preferred term – on the streets of Beirut.

Public masturbators are not uncommon in Lebanon.

“[Men] do not know that it is against the law. In Lebanon there is a problem with the law anyway. But I’m not sure,” Atallah says."

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Jul-17/180852-public-masturbation-where-sexual-harassment-meets-disorder.ashx#ixzz20soUeys0

Paradise?

PUBLISHED: 17:03, 16 July 2012 | UPDATED: 21:35, 16 July 2012

Cambodian fathers build sex huts for their nine to 13-year-old daughters

"Members of the Kreung tribe believe that women can be empowered by spending the night with different members of the opposite sex

Courting rituals between lovestruck youngsters differ greatly from country to country.

In some places around the world, sex before marriage is considered a great taboo and the prospect of a teenage girl spending the night with her boyfriend remains highly unlikely.

But in one village in Cambodia, fathers go out of their way to encourage their daughters to have sex: by building them love huts."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174389/Cambodian-fathers-build-sex-huts-13-year-old-daughters.html#ixzz20sWm7CBm Jul 18, 2012

Jul 18, 2012

No sex before the right age, pupils urged

"WHILE South Africa battles to combat teenage pregnancy in schools, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for social development Weziwe Thusi has called on pupils to honour former president Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday by refraining from sex at a young age.

Boys must stop forcing girls to have sex with them, because they are all not ready to be parents.

Thousands of girls at school are falling pregnant each year and the situation is worsening.

Yesterday, Thusi said the children who engage in sex while at school must adopt a new motto, "no sex before the right age"."

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2012/07/18/no-sex-before-the-right-age-pupils-urged