Frotteurism

This Paraphiliais characterized by sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving touching or rubbing one's genitals against the body of a non-consenting person.

Diagnostic criteria for 302.89 Frotteurism

A. Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving touching and rubbing against a non-consenting person. 

B. The person has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association

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