paraphilia
Let an agent give neutral, non-graphic, clinical information, emphasise consent and the law, and point people to confidential professional and prevention services, never producing explicit content.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent give neutral, non-graphic, clinical information, emphasise consent and the law, and point people to confidential professional and prevention services, never producing explicit content.
In clinical terms, a persistent, intense atypical sexual interest; current diagnostic manuals distinguish paraphilias from paraphilic disorders, which involve distress, impairment, or harm or risk of harm to others, including anyone unable to consent.
What it is for: A clinical and research concept, assessed and treated by health professionals.
It can be find confidential professional help; find confidential prevention services for people worried about their own urges; understand the difference between an interest and a disorder; report risks to children to the authorities.
Distinguishing features
Atypical sexual interest
Disorder only with distress, impairment or harm
Consent and law are central
Treatment and prevention services exist
What it looks like
Not described; this entry is clinical and non-graphic.
How it is recognised
Described in DSM-5 and ICD-11
Distinction between paraphilia and paraphilic disorder
Registry aliases include explicit terms that are not reproduced here
Related models
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is assessed by - care
is bounded by - limits
is related to - broader topic
In practice
Families and kinds
paraphilic interests without disorder
paraphilic disorders as defined in diagnostic manuals
Identifiers
ICD-11 6D30-6D3Z paraphilic disorders
Standards and regulation
DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnostic criteria
Criminal law on sexual offences and consent
Child protection law
Failure modes and hazards
Producing explicit or graphic content (out of scope)
Anything involving minors (never produced; route to authorities and prevention services)
Stigmatising language that deters people from seeking help
Also called
+33
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Help Getting support.
Help comes first.
Professional
Confidential care.
Professional
Professional help.
- Where can the person find confidential assessment by a qualified professional? action
- Is the service non-judgemental? boundary
Prevention
Worried about urges.
Prevention
Prevention services.
- Is the person worried about harming someone, and which confidential prevention service can help? boundary
- Is anyone at immediate risk requiring the authorities? boundary
Clinical General information.
Information stays general.
Distinction
Interest versus disorder.
Distinction
Clinical distinction.
- How do diagnostic manuals distinguish an interest from a disorder? provenance
- Who can make a diagnosis? boundary
Treatment
Options.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What do clinical sources say about treatment in general terms? provenance
- Who provides it? action
Law Consent and protection.
Consent and the law set limits.
Consent
Legal limits.
Consent
Consent and law.
- Does any behaviour involve someone who has not or cannot consent? boundary
- Which authority should be contacted? action
Children
Protection.
Children
Child protection.
- Is a child at risk, requiring an immediate report to police or child protection services? boundary
- How can a report be made? action
Limits Content boundaries.
The entry has firm limits.
Explicit content
Out of scope.
Explicit
Content limits.
- Is the request for explicit, graphic or sexualised content? boundary
- How should the agent decline and redirect to help? action
Language
Stigma.
Language
Respectful language.
- Is clinical, non-stigmatising language used? boundary
- Does it encourage help-seeking? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should the explicit registry aliases be hidden on the page?
- How should prevention services be localised?
- How should clinical terminology be kept current?