psychiatric disorders
Sexual Masochism Disorder
Treatment of Sexual Masochism Disorder
Cognitive-behavioral therapy Antiandrogen therapy Treatment of sexual masochism is not necessary if the individual does not have clinically significant distress or impairment. Although there are few large studies, for those who merit a diagnosis of sexual masochism disorder, a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and antiandrogen treatments appear to have the most efficacy ( Treatment reference ). 1. Lykins A, Hucker SJ: Treatment of sexual masochism. InCase Studies in Sexual Deviance: Toward Evidence-Based Practice, edited by T Downhiller, Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, pp. 102–116. 