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Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified

David Mazoor, M.D.Published November 7, 20061 min read

Key points

  • This category is included for coding Paraphilias that do not meet the criteria for any of the specific categories.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, telephone scatologia (obscene phone calls), necrophilia (corpses), partialism (exclusive focus on part of body), zoophilia (animals), coprophilia (feces), klismaphilia (enemas), and urophilia (urine).

This category is included for coding Paraphilias that do not meet the criteria for any of the specific categories. Examples include, but are not limited to, telephone scatologia (obscene phone calls), necrophilia (corpses), partialism (exclusive focus on part of body), zoophilia (animals), coprophilia (feces), klismaphilia (enemas), and urophilia (urine).

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David Mazoor, M.D.

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