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Originally Posted by Sultana
But is it a real "disorder"? Like on the same scale of say, alcoholism? Is it recognized by Those Who Officially Recognize These Things?
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Nymphomania and satyriasis were defined as mental disorders in the DSM up to DSM-IIIR, but were dropped for DSM-IV. There are several conditions that lead to a desire for sexual stimulation with little or no pleasure or alleviation of this arousal, but "Those Who Officially Recognize These Things" no longer recognize these sexual disorders as real. That's not to say that it can't be an addiction, it most certainly can become the object or addiction or obsession, just that it isn't a distinctly recognized mental disorder anymore.