"Sadism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which there is a derivation of pleasure from inflicting pain, discomfort or humiliation on another person or persons. The sexual significance of sadistic wishes or behavior may be conscious or unconscious.
| Descriptor ID |
D012448
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.657.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Sexual Sadism- Sexual Sadism
- Sadism, Sexual
- Sadisms, Sexual
- Sexual Sadisms
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sadism" by people in Profiles.
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Increased frontotemporal activation during pain observation in sexual sadism: preliminary findings. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Mar; 69(3):283-92.
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Sadistic abuse of haloperidol. Am J Psychiatry. 1982 Jan; 139(1):132-3.
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Letter: More on dominance, Freud, and sex. Am J Psychiatry. 1975 May; 132(5):568.