There are various mental disorders  falling into the category of psychosexual. These include all mental impairments which cause the patient an inability to function as a normal member of society and deal with the opposite sex in a healthy manner.  They have been of much controversy in recent years even though these disorders have been largely curable since before 1940. They however require aggressive and expensive treatment in order to bring about such cures so the diseases are often ignored.

Symptoms common:  These define all psychosexual disorders.

Patient unable to experience sexual arousal in normal conditions with adult members of the opposite sex.
Patient able to experience sexual arousal in abnormal conditions not natural to the sexual urges of healthy humans.
Patient may frequently be in denial of need for treatment. This is a classic symptom.
Patient may have persecution complex, believing that treatment is persecution for his difference.
Patient may be easily offended by descriptions or questions regarding his condition or activities.
Patient may have little or no contact with family members.

Symptoms specific:  These may be attributed to only one or more of the several disorders.

Violent Sexual Dysfunction Disorder
Patient may require physically harming or humiliation of partner in order to achieve sexual arousal.
Patient may force sexual participation of unwilling partners. Rape is such example.
Patient may be aroused by print or film depicting violent molestation.
Patient may have record of criminal sexual acts.

Homosexual Disorder
Patient is aroused by others of patient's own gender.
Patient may have unnatural attachments to one parent.
Patient may have inability to maintain relationships with others.
Patient may have need for multiple partners.
Patient may be aroused by sexual contact with strangers.
Patient may be aroused by contact with other's body fluids, urine, or excrement.
Patient may be aroused by consumption of other's body fluids, urine, or excrement.
Patient may be aroused by thoughts of cannibalism.
Patient may have fantasies of sexual control of others of patient's gender.
Patient may be aroused by encounters that risk infection or injury.
Patients suffering homosexual disorder also commonly suffer from other psychosexual sexual disorders.
Patient may have record of criminal sexual involving children or sodomy.

Pedosexual Disorder
Patient is aroused by physical contact prepubescent children.
Patient may have fantasies of sexual contact with children.
Patient may seek employment where children are present.
Patient is typically male and often suffering homosexual disorder.
Patient may have record of criminal sexual acts involving children or sodomy.

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Beast Sexual Disorder
Patient is aroused by physical contact animals.
Patient may have fantasies of sexual contact with animals.
Patient may have many pets.
Patient may have record of criminal sexual acts involving animals or sodomy.

Necrophilic Disorder
Patient is aroused by physical contact deceased humans or animals.
Patient may have fantasies of sexual contact with deceased humans or animals.
Patient may request partners imitate corpse during intercourse.
Patient may have record of criminal sexual acts involving sodomy.
Patient may seek employment based on access to dead humans.

Sadomachastic Disorder 
Patient is aroused by physical pain.
Patient is aroused by inflicting pain of partners, voluntary or involuntary.
Patient may have fantasies of sexual contact with injured or mutilated partners.
Patient may have fantasies of cannibalism.
Patient may be aroused by encounters that risk infection or injury.
Patient may be aroused by sexual contact with strangers.
Patient may be aroused by contact with other's body fluids, urine, or excrement.
Patient may be aroused by consumption of other's body fluids, urine, or excrement.
Patient may be aroused by encounters that risk infection or injury.

Self mutilation Disorder
Patient is aroused by physical pain or by injury to self.
Patient may have multiple scars from self inflicted wounds.
Patient may have tattoos or body piercings.
Patient may wear overly restrictive clothing.
Patient may have record of psychological confinement in institution.
Patient may have record of criminal sexual acts involving sodomy.

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