Transvestic fetishism

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Transvestic fetishism
SpecialtyPsychiatry
SymptomsExcessive sexual or erotic interest in cross-dressing
Cross-dressing
History of cross-dressing
Key elements
Modern drag culture
Sexual practices
Other aspects
Passing as male
Passing as female
Organizations
Books
Theories

Transvestic fetishism is a psychiatric diagnosis applied to

men who are thought to have an excessive sexual or erotic interest in cross-dressing; this interest is often expressed in autoerotic behavior. It differs from cross-dressing for entertainment or other purposes that do not involve sexual arousal. Under the name transvestic disorder, it is categorized as a paraphilia in the DSM-5.[1]

Description

The DSM-5 states that late-onset gender dysphoria in adolescent and adult males is preceded by "transvestic behavior with sexual excitement" in many cases.[2]

According to DSM-IV, this fetishism was limited to

heterosexual men; however, the DSM-5 does not have this restriction, and opens it to women and men with this interest, regardless of their sexual orientation.[3] It is, however, usually documented in males.[4]

There are two key criteria before a psychiatric diagnosis of "transvestic fetishism" is made:[5]

  1. Individuals must be sexually aroused by the act of cross-dressing.
  2. Individuals must experience significant distress or impairment – socially or occupationally – because of their behavior.

References

Citations
  1. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8
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  2. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1
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  3. ^ "Paraphilic Disorders Fact Sheet" (PDF). dsm5.org. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2016.
  4. ISBN 978-0191626753
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  5. ^ American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Sources
  • Wheeler, Jennifer; Newring, Kirk A. B.; Draper, Crissa (2008). "16: Transvestic Fetishism, Psychopathology and Theory; 17: Transvestic Fetishism, Assessment and Treatment". In Laws, Richard D.;
    OCLC 230822507
    – via Internet Archive.
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