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Sexual masochism disorder

MedGen UID:
20727
•Concept ID:
C0036908
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Masochism, Sexual; Masochisms, Sexual; Sexual Masochism; Sexual Masochisms
SNOMED CT: Sexual masochism (51239001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001139

Definition

A disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving the act (real, not simulated) of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

DSM-5 paraphilic disorders criteria in the light of autoerotic asphyxiophilia and non-sexual form of oxygen restriction.
Dora M, Mijas M, Dobroczyński B
Psychiatr Pol 2019 Oct 30;53(5):1103-1112. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/78166. PMID: 31955188
The DSM diagnostic criteria for sexual masochism.
Krueger RB
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):346-56. doi: 10.1007/s10508-010-9613-4. PMID: 20221792
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

Is There a Relationship Between Borderline Personality Disorder and Sexual Masochism in Women?
Frías Á, González L, Palma C, Farriols N
Arch Sex Behav 2017 Apr;46(3):747-754. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0834-z. PMID: 27600835

Diagnosis

Paraphilic diagnoses in DSM-5.
Krueger RB, Kaplan MS
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 2012;49(4):248-54. PMID: 23585461

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