Open AccessNymphomania Associated With Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Swaleha Mujawar,
Suprakash Chaudhury,
Daniel Saldanha,
Aslam Khan Jafar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of psychosexual health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2631-8326
pISSN - 2631-8318
DOI - 10.1177/26318318211013615
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , psychology , addiction , clinical psychology , stressor , psychiatry , developmental psychology , medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency
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.