Legal and Policy Considerations in Lebanon Related to Proposals for Paraphilic Disorders in World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases Manual, 11th Version

摘要

Introduction: The World Health Organization's general assembly, in its last meeting of May 2019, has approved the suggested changes to the International Classification of Diseases manual, 11th version (ICD-11). Some of the proposed recommendations include the revision of "Disorders of Sexual Preference", now called Paraphilic Disorders, currently listed under the International Classification of Diseases-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders.