Necrophilia is an emotional attraction or emotional act involving corpses.
 However, based on the available data, clinicians are suggested to:Determine whether or not a patient has necrophiliaTreat any psychopathology that is associated with necrophiliaEstablish psycho-therapeutic rapportProvide male patients with heightened sex drives with anti-androgensHelp patients find a normal sexual relationshipHelp divert the necrophilic fantasies to a living object via desensitization== Case studies ===== Jeffrey Dahmer ===Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer (19601994) was known to perform oral sex or masturbate, or both, upon the corpses of his victims before dismembering them
=== South Africa ===Section 14 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 prohibits the commission of a sexual act with a corpse

