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Anti-Circumcision Partialism

Written by APA at 30 Aug 2002 16:38:34:

A psychopathology term that fits the anti-circ’s sexual obsession with the prepuce is called ‘partialism’ and is found in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic & Statistical Manual 4th Revision (better known as the ‘DSM-IV’). It is located under “Paraphilia not Otherwise Specified” in the sexual and gender Identity Disorders Section. The ICD-9 code for Paraphilia NOS is 302.9. The diagnosis is made for paraphilia if “the behavior, sexual urges, or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning”. The definition of partialism is “exclusive focus on part of the body”.




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