Fetishism in ADHD: an impulsive behaviour or a paraphilic disorder?

Abstract

A boy with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presented with a fetish for and the subsequent stealing of female undergarments. He was predominantly inattentive and had been a slow learner. Psychological tests showed that he had significant cognitive and inattention problems without significant hyperactivity, and was at risk of dyslexia as well as conduct disorder.

Keywords: child and adolescent psychiatry; child and adolescent psychiatry (paediatrics); developmental paediatrocs; sexual and gender disorders.