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Preferred term

Transvestism  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Disorder characterized by recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing in a heterosexual male. The fantasies, urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. (from APA, DSM-IV, 1994)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Transvestic Fetishism

In other languages

  • French

  • Transvestisme
  • Transvestisme fétichiste

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZF2BMST3-Z

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