Comorbidity of paraphilia and depression in Mexico

Christian Haasen (Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany and Psicoterapia al Alcance de Todos (PAAT), Cuernavaca, Mexico)

Mental Illness

ISSN: 2036-7465

Article publication date: 25 January 2010

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Abstract

The comorbidity of paraphilia-related disorders and other psychiatric disorders is high, but the paraphilia-related disorder often remains untreated until patients seek help for the comorbid disorder. A case of a patient in Mexico with comorbid paraphilia and depressive disorder, who was effectively treated with antidepressive medication and psychotherapy, is reported. The effect of stigmatization of homosexuality on the access to care of persons with sexual disorders is discussed.

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Haasen, C. (2010), "Comorbidity of paraphilia and depression in Mexico", Mental Illness, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 39-40. https://doi.org/10.4081/mi.2010.e8

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2010 C. Haasen

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Corresponding author

Christian Haasen, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany and Psicoterapia al Alcance de Todos (PAAT), Cuernavaca, Mexico.

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