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Fetishism in ADHD: an impulsive behaviour or a paraphilic disorder?

Summary

A boy with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presented with a fetish for and the subsequent stealing of female undergarments. He was predominantly inattentive and had been a slow learner. Psychological tests showed that he had significant cognitive and inattention problems without significant hyperactivity, and was at risk of dyslexia as well as conduct disorder.

  • child and adolescent psychiatry (paediatrics)
  • developmental paediatrocs
  • child and adolescent psychiatry
  • sexual and gender disorders

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