Distinguish between having a paraphilia and having a paraphilic disorder (Blanchard, 2010a).
“When discussing paraphilias, it is useful to distinguish between having a paraphilia and having a paraphilic disorder (Blanchard, 2010a). Historically, psychologists and psychiatrists have viewed virtually all paraphilias as disordered behavior; in the DSM-5, however, a distinction has been made between unusual sexual interests that are relatively harmless and those that are actively harmful” (Lehmiller, […]