Transvestic fetishism

Transvestic fetishism
Specialty	Psychiatry
Symptoms	Excessive sexual or erotic interest in cross-dressing

Short description: Psychiatric diagnosis applied to those who are thought to have an excessive sexual or erotic interest in cross-dressing

Transvestic fetishism is a psychiatric diagnosis applied to those 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 adolescent and adult males with late-onset gender dysphoria "frequently engage in transvestic behavior with sexual excitement."^[2] "Habitual fetishistic transvestism developing into autogynephilia" is given as a risk factor for gender dysphoria to develop.

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]

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

Types

Some male transvestic fetishists collect women's clothing, e.g. panties, nightgowns, babydolls, bridal gowns, slips, petticoats, brassieres, and other types of nightwear, lingerie, stockings, pantyhose, shoes, and boots, items of a distinct feminine look and feel, especially of silk, satin and lace. They may dress in these feminine garments and take photographs of themselves while living out their fantasies.

Some men find the sheer fabric of stockings highly erotic
Transvestic fetishism involving a half slip and stockings

References

Citations

↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 685–705. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8. https://archive.org/details/diagnosticstatis0005unse/page/685.
↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013. pp. 451–460. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1. https://archive.org/details/diagnosticstatis0005unse/page/451.
↑ http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Paraphilic%20Disorders%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf DSM-5 Documents: Paraphilic Disorders Fact Sheet
↑ Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. OUP Oxford. 2012. p. 373. ISBN 978-0191626753. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1DtSGq-LnoC&pg=PA373.
↑ American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Sources

Laws, Richard D.; O'Donohue, William T., eds (2008). Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment (2 ed.). New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-59385-605-2.

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[DSM-5-paraphillic-1] American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 685–705. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8. https://archive.org/details/diagnosticstatis0005unse/page/685.

[DSM-5-2] Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013. pp. 451–460. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1. https://archive.org/details/diagnosticstatis0005unse/page/451.

[3] ttp://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Paraphilic%20Disorders%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf DSM-5 Documents: Paraphilic Disorders Fact Sheet

[Cowen-4] Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. OUP Oxford. 2012. p. 373. ISBN 978-0191626753. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1DtSGq-LnoC&pg=PA373.

[DSM-5] American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.

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Actions, states	Aquaphilia Autassassinophilia Coprophilia Cuckold / Cuckquean Emetophilia Erotic hypnosis Erotic lactation Erotic spanking Exhibitionism Forced seduction Gaining and feeding Medical fetishism Omorashi Paraphilic infantilism (adult baby) Pregnancy Smoking Tickling Total enclosure Transvestic Tightlacing Tamakeri Urolagnia Vorarephilia Wet and messy fetishism
Body parts	Armpit Breast Belly Buttocks Eyeball Fat Feet Hands Height Hair Legs Navels Noses
Clothing	Boots Ballet boots Boot worship Thigh-high boots Clothing Corset Diapers Gloves Pantyhose Latex Rubber and PVC Shoes Spandex Underwear Uniforms
Objects	Balloons Dolls Latex and PVC Robots Spandex
Controversial/Illegal	Lust murder Necrophilia Rape fantasy Zoophilia
Culture / media	Artists Fetish art Fetish clubs Fashion Magazines Models
Race	Asian sexual fetishism Ethnic pornography Sexual racism
Related topics	BDSM FetLife International Fetish Day Kink Leather subculture Leather Pride flag Sexual roleplay
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Transvestic fetishism

Topic: Medicine

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