Interests recognised in the clinical literature, including those that cannot be acted on consensually.
Interests named in the clinical literature: DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 paraphilic disorders and related conditions. This category includes the harmful and illegal ones, documented strictly for clinical reference and reader awareness, never as encouragement.
43 entries
CompositionSexualsingle domain
Entries439.1% of the catalog
Mean index18.9 /100catalog 39.3
Subcategories2424 facets
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This category gathers interests defined primarily by their clinical status rather than by a material, role, or act. It includes the named paraphilic disorders and a range of other specified paraphilias, from comparatively benign devotee interests to those that are inherently non-consensual or illegal.
A paraphilia is an atypical interest; it is a disorder only when it causes distress or impairment, or is acted on against a non-consenting person. The entries that involve minors, animals, the deceased, or coercion are presented exactly as a clinical or encyclopedic reference would: defined, framed by harm and law, and carrying no instructional detail.
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Interests named in the clinical literature: DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 paraphilic disorders and related conditions. This category includes the harmful and illegal ones, documented strictly for clinical reference and reader awareness, never as encouragement.
How many Clinical Paraphilias kinks are there?
KINKSpec catalogues 43 entries under Clinical Paraphilias, out of 474 in the full index. Each is defined in clinical language and ranked 0–100 by how common it is.
What is the most common Clinical Paraphilias kink?
Masochism ranks highest in this group, scoring 69/100 on the KINKSpec popularity index.
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