Voyeurism: case report

Authors

  • Manuela Teixeira Schorr Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HPCA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS. Instituto Psiquiátrico Forense Doutor Maurício Cardoso, Porto Alegre, RS.
  • Renata Ramos Reichelt Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HPCA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS. Instituto Psiquiátrico Forense Doutor Maurício Cardoso, Porto Alegre, RS.
  • Allan Maia Andrade de Souza Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HPCA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS. Instituto Psiquiátrico Forense Doutor Maurício Cardoso, Porto Alegre, RS.
  • Bruno José de Menezes Aragão Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Sobral, Sobral, CE.
  • Andrei Garziera Valério Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HPCA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS. Instituto Psiquiátrico Forense Doutor Maurício Cardoso, Porto Alegre, RS.
  • Lisieux Elaine de Borba Telles Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HPCA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS. Instituto Psiquiátrico Forense Doutor Maurício Cardoso, Porto Alegre, RS.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/2236-918X-7-6-4

Keywords:

Voyeurism, paraphilic disorders, forensic psychiatry

Abstract

Voyeurism is defined as recurrent, intense sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity. The disorder is most common among young men with low socioeconomic status, and the voyeuristic interest usually emerges during adolescence. Even though the prevalence of voyeurism in the general population ranges from 4 to 12%, its study continues to be neglected. In order to illustrate and understand this variation of sexual behavior, we report the case of a patient with voyeuristic disorder in the context of a criminal medical evaluation (imputability examination).

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Published

2017-12-29

How to Cite

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Schorr MT, Reichelt RR, Souza AMA de, Aragão BJ de M, Valério AG, Telles LE de B. Voyeurism: case report. Debates em Psiquiatria [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];7(6):38-41. Available from: https://revistardp.org.br/revista/article/view/72

Conference Proceedings Volume

Vol. 7 No. 6 (2017)

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Case Report

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