| A possible mechanism of sadism. | |
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PMID: 20822859 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Sadists enjoy inflicting pain upon others. The pathophysiology of sadism is poorly understood but the traits of major psychiatric disorders have been noted among these people. Because an abnormal threshold for pain occurs in major psychiatric disorders, I here hypothesize that the practice of sadism may be used as self-medication for an inherently aberrant pain pathway. The neurobiological basis of the mechanism and its possible relevance in the treatment of psychiatric disorders await further study. |
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Jie-Yu Chuang |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-06 |
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Title: Medical hypotheses Volume: 76 ISSN: 1532-2777 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Hypotheses Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-12-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505668 Medline TA: Med Hypotheses Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 32-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, Nei-Hu District, Taipei 114, Taiwan, ROC. simone@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw |
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