Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychiatric Fetishism

A condition in which inanimate objects are utilized as a preferred or exclusive method of stimulating erotic arousal.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A condition in which inanimate objects are utilized as a preferred or exclusive method of stimulating erotic arousal.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Fetishism (Psychiatric)
  • Fetishism, Psychiatric

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

belief in religious or magic fetishes goes under RELIGION; SUPERSTITION & its indentions, ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL or other pertinent term

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History Note

2020 (1975); was FETISHISM (PSYCHIATRIC) 1991-2019; was indexed under PARAPHILIAS 1981-1990; was indexed under SEX DEVIATION 1975-1980; use SEX DEVIATION 1968-1974

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  1. F03w.657w.350w

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NLM Classification

WM 610

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychiatric Fetishism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005329. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005329
  2. Psychiatric Fetishism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fetishism
  3. Psychiatric Fetishism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207791