The Development of the Paraphilic Disorders Short Screen (PDSS) and Its Examination in Diverse Populations: A Large, Multi-Nation Study

Mónika Koós, Léna Nagy, Shane W. Kraus, Marc N. Potenza, Zsolt Demetrovics, Johannes Fuss, Verena Klein, Yen-Ling Chen, Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Dominik Batthyány, Sophie Bergeron, Joël Billieux, Peer Briken, Julius Burkauskas, Georgina Cárdenas-López, Joana Carvalho, Jesús Castro-Calvo, Lijun Chen, Giacomo Ciocca, Ornella Corazza, Rita I. Csako, David P. Fernandez, Elaine F. Fernandez, Hironobu Fujiwara, Roman Gabrhelík, Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Biljana Gjoneska, Mateusz Gola, Joshua B. Grubbs, Hashim T. Hashim, Saiful Islam, Mustafa Ismail, Martha C. Jiménez-Martínez, Tanja Jurin, Ondrej Kalina, András Költő, Chih-Ting Lee, Sang-Kyu Lee, Karol Lewczuk, Chung-Ying Lin, Christine Lochner, Silvia López-Alvarado, Kateřina Lukavská, Percy Mayta-Tristán, Dan J. Miller, Oľga Orosová, Gábor Orosz, Fernando P. Ponce, Gonzalo R. Quintana, Gabriel C. Quintero Garzola, Jano Ramos-Diaz, Kévin Rigaud, Ann Rousseau, Marco De Tubino Scanavino, Marion K. Schulmeyer, Pratap Sharan, Mami Shibata, Sheikh Shoib, Vera Sigre-Leirós, Luke Sniewski, Ognen Spasovski, Vesta Steibliene, Dan J. Stein, Julian Strizek, Banu C. Ünsal, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie Claire Van Hout, Beáta Bőthe, Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Sex Research, Center for Translational Neuro-and Behavioral Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar, Flinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Departmento de Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología, University Jaume I of Castellón, Institute for Behavioural Addictions, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les problèmes conjugaux et les agressions sexuelles , Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Center for Excessive Gambling, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Virtual Teaching and Cyberpsychology Laboratory, School of Psychology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, William James Center for Research, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Department of Personality, and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia, Department of Psychology, College of Humanity and Social Science, Fuzhou University, Section of Sexual Psychopathology, Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, Nottingham Trent University, HELP University, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Decentralized Big Data Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, The General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Czech Republic, Department of Addictology, General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Republic of North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Institute of Psychology, 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Published online on June 15, 2026