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Teaching Psychiatric Residents About Paraphilic Disorders

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Abstract

Objective

The author describes a program for psychiatric residents in evaluating patients with paraphilic disorders.

Methods

The program curriculum offers clinical education in paraphilic disorders and is organized by various perspectives within psychiatry, including the disease model, the life story, the dimensional perspective, and the behavioral perspective.

Results

Graduates of this program generally find this clinical and educational rotation very useful in their future work.

Conclusion

To develop an effective teaching module for paraphilic disorders, programs need an interested and knowledgeable faculty and an adequate clinical experience.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-3300

    Thomas N. Wise M.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

    Thomas N. Wise M.D.

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Wise, T.N. Teaching Psychiatric Residents About Paraphilic Disorders. Acad Psychiatry 34, 373–377 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.34.5.373

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