Nymphomania Associated With Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Case Report
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2021
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Journal of Psychosexual Health
Abstract
Defining and classifying nymphomania has been a challenge for clinicians. It is characterized by an unquenchable urge to engage in repeated sexual contact with many partners without a deep emotional involvement. The sexual drive is unvarying, voracious, impetuous, and unrestrained. The case report describes a young female who presented with increased sexual desires and engaging in excessive sexual activity leading to divorce and marital disharmony in her second marriage. There was a history of childhood sexual abuse. Women developed nymphomania out of engagement in the behavior due to a genetic predisposition or from an environmental stressor such as trauma or sexual abuse. Since sex addiction is not a recognized disorder in DSM-5 or ICD-11, women who have this disorder have difficulty receiving treatment. Proper diagnosis and treatment of such patients will lead to better functioning and quality of life.
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child sexual abuse, International Resources, India, sex addiction, hypersexual disorder
Citation
Mujawar, S., Chaudhury, S., Saldanha, D., & Jafar, A. K. (2021). Nymphomania Associated With Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Case Report. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 26318318211013615.