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DSM-5 Proposals for Paraphilias: Suggestions for Reducing False Positives Related to Use of Behavioral Manifestations

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First, M.B. DSM-5 Proposals for Paraphilias: Suggestions for Reducing False Positives Related to Use of Behavioral Manifestations. Arch Sex Behav 39, 1239–1244 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9657-5

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