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by Fliptime on July 27th, 2004

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Is there such a thing as a nymphomaniac?

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  • by Aminor on June 16th, 2005

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    Don't confuse being a nymphomaniac with being addicted to sex. I haven't checked the DSM lately, but in standard psychiatric parlance a while back, nymphomania was characterized by an inability to climax. The quality of apparently boundless desire resulted from desperate repeated attemps. The condition is serious and not at all erotic, though it may ape the erotic for those to whom a nymphomaniac makes him- or herself available. (As I say, I'm not up on the latest lingo, but I'm betting this is still around, and still a serious illness.)

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    • From what I understand the term nymphomanic was removed from the DSM IV in the 1980s, but it is listed in the ICD-10 under hypersexuality. If you use the DSMIV such a diagnosis is supposed to be classified under sexual disorder not otherwise specified. The general belief though is that nymphomania is not a disorder, but a symptom of some underlying disorder.

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      by jTads on February 19th, 2010

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