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Masochistic behavior

MedGen UID:
44295
•Concept ID:
C0024862
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Masochism; Masochisms
SNOMED CT: Masochistic behavior (64031009); Masochism (64031009)

Definition

Pleasure derived from being physically or psychologically abused, whether inflicted by oneself or by others. Masochism includes sexual masochism. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMasochistic behavior

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
Eating disorders in the 1990s: clinical challenges and treatment implications.
Zerbe KJ
Bull Menninger Clin 1992 Spring;56(2):167-87. PMID: 1617327

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Addicted to Pain: A Preliminary Model of Sexual Masochism as Addiction.
Kurt H, Ronel N
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 2017 Nov;61(15):1760-1774. Epub 2016 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/0306624X15627804. PMID: 26847638
Psychoanalytic contributions to psychiatric nosology: forms of masochistic behavior.
Simons RC
J Am Psychoanal Assoc 1987;35(3):583-608. doi: 10.1177/000306518703500303. PMID: 3611583

Therapy

Self-harmful sexual behavior.
Hucker SJ
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1985 Jun;8(2):323-37. PMID: 3895195

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