@article{ref1,
title="Simulated paraphilias: a preliminary study of patients who imitate or exaggerate paraphilic symptoms and behaviors",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="1992",
author="Fedoroff, J. P. and Hanson, Annette and McGuire, Maria and Malin, H. M. and Berlin, F. S.",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="902-911",
abstract="In a consecutive series of admissions to the Johns Hopkins Sexual Disorders Unit, 4 out of 20 patients appeared to have simulated paraphilic symptoms that further assessment indicated were either exaggerated or not present. The paper presents case histories of these 4 patients. A descriptive comparison is made between these patients and control groups of patients who admitted having paraphilic symptoms and a group of patients accused of having paraphilic symptoms but who denied them. Patients who simulated paraphilias tended to be self-referred (75%) and without current legal charges (100%). None of these patients was referred or sought treatment for pedophilia, in contrast to the other two patient groups, in which pedophilia accounted for 75% of the referrals. Several possible explanations for why patients might simulate paraphilias and implications for therapists who evaluate or treat sex offenders are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}