Research Status and Limitations of Sadomasochism.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.06.013
- Author:
Wan Ying LIANG
1
;
Yu Qing ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
forensic psychiatry;
sexual abuse;
sadism;
masochism;
sex offenses;
review
- MeSH:
Criminals;
Humans;
Male;
Masochism;
Sadism;
Sex Offenses;
Sexual Behavior
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2020;36(6):828-830
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Sadomasochism is the sexual interest, psychosexual deviance or sexual crimes that are sexually aroused by suffering or causing others to suffer. This study summarizes the concept, assessment and diagnosis, categories and symptoms, psychological and biological mechanisms, judicial disposition and clinical intervention strategies of sadomasochism from the perspectives of clinical medicine, law, criminology and psychology, suggests that further research should take local people with sadomasochism preference and local patients as research objects, pay attention to different types of sadomasochists, conduct bottom-up research, explore the core elements and manifestations of sadomasochism, and accurately define and classify sadomasochism, construct an effective scale, a erectile measurement sexual stimulation system and a diagnostic criteria; discuss evaluation methods combined with crime scene data; discuss the validity of masochists' consent combined with diagnosis; establish targeted criminal correction programs and a treatment and rehabilitation system to provide reference for the improvement of medical, judicial and mental health services.
