Problem
Sadistic personality disorder
Nature:
Sadistic personality disorder was a proposed personality disorder defined by a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior. People with this disorder were thought to have desired to control others. It was believed they accomplish this through the use of physical or emotional violence. This diagnosis appeared in an appendix of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R). The later versions of the DSM (DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR, and DSM-5) do not include it. It was removed as psychiatrists believed it would be used to legally excuse sadistic behavior.
Broader Problems:
Personality disorders Subject(s):
Medicine → PathologySocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Psychology → Psychology
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST