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Sexual sadism disorder

MedGen UID:
19957
•Concept ID:
C0036913
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Sadism, Sexual; Sadisms, Sexual; Sexual Sadism; Sexual Sadisms
SNOMED CT: Sexual sadism (59394009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001132

Definition

A disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving acts (real, not simulated) in which the psychological or physical suffering of a victim is sexually exciting to the individual. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSexual sadism disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Axis I psychiatric disorders, paraphilic sexual offending and implications for pharmacological treatment.
Kafka M
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 2012;49(4):255-61. PMID: 23585462
The DSM diagnostic criteria for sexual sadism.
Krueger RB
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):325-45. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9586-3. PMID: 19997774
Recognition and management of addictive sexual disorders: guide for the primary care clinician.
Carnes P, Schneider JP
Lippincotts Prim Care Pract 2000 May-Jun;4(3):302-18. PMID: 11271127

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sexual Sadism Disorder and Coercive Paraphilic Disorder: A Scoping Review.
Liu A, Zhang E, Leroux EJ, Benassi P
J Sex Med 2022 Mar;19(3):496-506. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.002. PMID: 35153163
ICD-11 Paraphilic Disorders: A South African Analysis of Its Utility in the Medico-Legal Context.
Artz L, Swanepoel M, Nagdee M, Combrinck H, Kaliski S, Stein DJ, Butterworth J
J Sex Med 2021 Mar;18(3):526-538. Epub 2021 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.12.005. PMID: 33640276
Proposals for Paraphilic Disorders in the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11).
Krueger RB, Reed GM, First MB, Marais A, Kismodi E, Briken P
Arch Sex Behav 2017 Jul;46(5):1529-1545. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-0944-2. PMID: 28210933Free PMC Article
Sexual sadism in sexual offenders and sexually motivated homicide.
Briken P, Bourget D, Dufour M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2014 Jun;37(2):215-30. Epub 2014 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.003. PMID: 24877708

Diagnosis

Sexual Sadism Disorder and Coercive Paraphilic Disorder: A Scoping Review.
Liu A, Zhang E, Leroux EJ, Benassi P
J Sex Med 2022 Mar;19(3):496-506. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.002. PMID: 35153163
ICD-11 Paraphilic Disorders: A South African Analysis of Its Utility in the Medico-Legal Context.
Artz L, Swanepoel M, Nagdee M, Combrinck H, Kaliski S, Stein DJ, Butterworth J
J Sex Med 2021 Mar;18(3):526-538. Epub 2021 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.12.005. PMID: 33640276
Current Legal Situation for Patients with Paraphilic disorders and Implications of the ICD-11 for Paraphilic Disorders for Germany.
Briken P, Boetticher A, Krueger RB, Kismödi E, Reed GM
J Sex Med 2019 Oct;16(10):1615-1622. Epub 2019 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.07.011. PMID: 31447381
Sexual sadism in sexual offenders and sexually motivated homicide.
Briken P, Bourget D, Dufour M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2014 Jun;37(2):215-30. Epub 2014 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.003. PMID: 24877708

Prognosis

Serial sexual murder by juveniles and the role of sexual sadism: An international study.
Myers WC, Safarik M, Chan HCO, Yaksic E
Behav Sci Law 2023 Sep-Oct;41(5):262-279. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.1002/bsl.2616. PMID: 36960891

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