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strangedesire -> RE: the dsm book (2/14/2009 8:04:52 AM)
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Current diagnostic standard for sexual sadism: http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/sexsadismTR.htm
and sexual masochism: http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/sexmasochism.htm
Part B of both diagnoses, "the person has acted on these urges with a nonconsenting person, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty" and "the fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning" makes it harder to diagnose those who practice consensual BDSM as mentally ill, although probably not impossible.
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