Formicophilia, an unusual paraphilia, treated with counseling and behavior therapy

The case of a Buddhist man suffering from formicophilia, a rare paraphilia, is presented. Rather than aiming at the elimination of the sexual deviation, counseling and behavior therapy were applied to alleviate the patient's feelings of guilt and depression and improve his self-image. The 12-we...

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Published in:	American journal of psychotherapy Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 593 - 597
Main Author:	Dewaraja, R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bronx, NY Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy 01-10-1987
Subjects:	Adult Behavior Therapy Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy Biological and medical sciences Combined Modality Therapy Counseling Humans Male Medical sciences Paraphilic Disorders - psychology Paraphilic Disorders - therapy Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sri Lanka Treatments Sri Lanka Therapeutic efficiency Human Sexual perversion Sexual behavior disorder Zoophilia Self image Behavior therapy Guilt
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Summary:	The case of a Buddhist man suffering from formicophilia, a rare paraphilia, is presented. Rather than aiming at the elimination of the sexual deviation, counseling and behavior therapy were applied to alleviate the patient's feelings of guilt and depression and improve his self-image. The 12-week therapy was successful in achieving these goals and in addition resulted in a dramatic reduction of the paraphilic behavior. Gains were maintained at one-year follow-up.
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ISSN:	0002-9564 2575-6559
DOI:	10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.4.593