Transvestic fetishism

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

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]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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.
^ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013. pp. 451–460. ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1.
^ http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Paraphilic%20Disorders%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf DSM-5 Documents: Paraphilic Disorders Fact Sheet
^ Cowen P, Harrison P, Burns T (2012). Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. OUP Oxford. p. 373. ISBN 978-0191626753.
^ 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.

[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.

[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.

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

[Cowen-4] Cowen P, Harrison P, Burns T (2012). Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. OUP Oxford. p. 373. ISBN 978-0191626753.

[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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v t e Sexual fetishism
Actions, states	Aquaphilia Autassassinophilia Coprophilia Cuckold / Cuckquean Emetophilia Erotic hypnosis Erotic lactation Erotic spanking Exhibitionism Forced seduction Gaining and feeding Macrophilia 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 Boot fetishism 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 fetish Ethnic pornography Sexual racism
Related topics	BDSM FetLife International Fetish Day Kink Leather subculture Leather Pride flag Sexual roleplay
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v t e Cross-dressing
History	History of drag Bibliography of works on wartime cross-dressing Transvestism In wartime Womanless wedding Rebecca riots Hybristica Cross dressing ball Casa Susanna Breeching Trousers as women's clothing Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
Cross-gender acting	Breeches role Theatrical travesti Drag Pantomime dame Principal boy Onnagata Khawal Köçek Shirabyōshi
Contemporary organizations and gatherings	Fantasia Fair Kottankulangara Festival Tri-Ess ABGLT
Subcultural slang	Crossplay (cosplay) Passing En femme En homme Otokonoko
Passing techniques	Breast binding Female urination device Packing (phallus) Breast forms Cleavage enhancement Hip and buttock padding Tucking Gaff (clothing)
Media	In film and television In literature In music and opera In animated series
Sexual practices	Femdom Feminization Petticoating Transvestic fetishism
Theories	Causes of gender incongruence Social construction of gender
People	Lists of cross-dressers Wartime cross-dressers List of drag queens List of drag kings
Related articles	Gender variance Transgender List of transgender-related topics List of transgender publications
Category

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