Psychiatry and Psychology

Voyeurism

A paraphilia characterized by repetitive looking at unsuspecting people, usually strangers, who are either naked, in the act of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity, as the method for achieving sexual excitement.

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Abstract

A paraphilia characterized by repetitive looking at unsuspecting people, usually strangers, who are either naked, in the act of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity, as the method for achieving sexual excitement.

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  • Voyeurisms

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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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History Note

91(75); was see under PARAPHILIAS 1981-90; was see under SEX DEVIATION 1968-80

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  1. F03w.657w.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Voyeurism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014843. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014843
  2. Voyeurism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyeurism
  3. Voyeurism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183548