SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER Sadistic Personality Disorder is a controversial diagnosis proposed in the DSM -3-R. It is a personality disorder involving sadism which appeared in an appendix of the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-3-R) . SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER SPECIALITY PSYCHIATRY INTRODUCED 19th CENTURY SYMPTOMS DSM- 3- R SUFFER FROM S P D WHAT ABOUT S P D ? Sadism involves deriving pleasure through themselves or others undergoing discomfort or pain. The OPPONENT PROCESS theory explains the way in which individuals not only display, but...