Paraphilic fantasies and behavior in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their association with hypersexuality.


Journal

International journal of impotence research
ISSN: 1476-5489
Titre abrégé: Int J Impot Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9007383

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 28 09 2022
accepted: 09 04 2024
revised: 29 03 2024
medline: 19 4 2024
pubmed: 19 4 2024
entrez: 18 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Previous research has found some peculiarities in sexual functioning of adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using a set of questionnaires that had to be answered online, we assessed the prevalence of paraphilic fantasies and behaviors in a sample of 160 adults with ADHD in comparison to 75 adults without ADHD and evaluated the association between paraphilias and hypersexuality in the ADHD group. Both groups reported high rates of paraphilic fantasies and behaviors. ADHD individuals were more likely to report about very sexually arousing paraphilic fantasies (ADHD: 58.2% vs. non-ADHD: 40.5%; χ

Identifiants

pubmed: 38637719
doi: 10.1038/s41443-024-00891-w
pii: 10.1038/s41443-024-00891-w
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Daniel Turner (D)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany. daniel.turner@unimedizin-mainz.de.

Priscilla Gregório Hertz (P)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Laura Biedermann (L)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Steffen Barra (S)

Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, University Medical Center Homburg, Homburg, Germany.

Wolfgang Retz (W)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, University Medical Center Homburg, Homburg, Germany.

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