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Fetishistic Disorder Symptoms
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The paraphiliac focus in Fetishistic Disorder (formerly known as Fetishism)
involves the eroticization of nonliving objects and/or body parts for sexual
gratification. Among the more common non-living fetish objects are women’s
underpants, bras, stockings, shoes, boots, or other wearing apparel. An
individual with a fetish for a body part (e.g., feet, hair) will focus primarily
on the eroticizes non-genital body part during sexual encounter. It is not
uncommon for sexualized fetishes to include both inanimate objects and body
parts (e.g., dirty socks with feet). Fetishistic disorder can be a multisensory
experience, including holding, tasting, rubbing, inserting, or smelling the
fetish object while masturbating, or preferring that a sexual partner wear or
utilize a fetish object during sexual encounters. In the treatment seeking
samples observed, this disorder occurs almost exclusively in males; women
generally do not exhibit this disorder, and more information is needed to
determine whether this disorder occurs in a significant degree within the female
sex.
The person with Fetishism frequently masturbates while holding, rubbing, or
smelling the fetish object or may ask the sexual partner to wear the object
during their sexual encounters. Usually the fetish is required or strongly
preferred for sexual excitement, and in its absence there may be erectile
dysfunction in males.
Many individuals who self-identify as fetishist practitioners do not necessarily
report clinical impairment in association with their fetish-associated
behaviors. Such individuals could be considered as having a fetish but not
fetishistic disorder. A diagnosis of fetishistic disorder requires clinically
significant distress or impairment in functioning resulting from the fetish.
Specific Symptoms of Fetishism
Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing
fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving the use of nonliving objects
(e.g., female undergarments). The fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause
clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other
important areas of functioning.  The fetish objects are not limited to articles
of female clothing used in cross-dressing (as in Transvestic Fetishism) or
devices designed for the purpose of tactile genital stimulation (e.g., a
vibrator).
Specifiers added to the diagnosis of fetishistic disorder:
*Body part(s) 	*Nonliving object(s) 	*Other
When assigning a diagnosis, a clinician will also specify if:
In a controlled environment: This specifier is primarily applicable to
individuals living in institutional or other settings where opportunities to
engage in fetishistic behaviors are restricted.
In full remission: There has been no distress or impairment in social,
occupational, or other areas of functioning for at least 5 years while in an
uncontrolled environment.