Nymphomania Associated With Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Case Report

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.

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Sexual dysfunction in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: The role of sexual shame.

Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy ◽

10.1037/tra0000506 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 291-299

Author(s):

Carey S. Pulverman ◽

Cindy M. Meston

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Sexual Dysfunction ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

History Of ◽

Sexual Shame

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pilot study of a brief cognitive behavioral versus mindfulness-based intervention for women with sexual distress and a history of childhood sexual abuse.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.714497850.790052850 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

David Goldmeier

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

Sexual Distress ◽

History Of

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Psychodynamic and systemic group treatment for women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: five-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Psychotraumatology ◽

10.1080/20008198.2020.1855887 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1855887

Author(s):

Henriette K. Elkjær ◽

Marianne Lau ◽

Erik L. Mortensen ◽

Ellids Kristensen ◽

Stig Poulsen

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Group Treatment ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

History Of

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The Significance of a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Bulimia Nervosa

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.167.5.679 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 167 (5) ◽

pp. 679-682 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Patrick F. Sullivan ◽

Cynthia M. Bulik ◽

Frances A. Carter ◽

Peter R. Joyce

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Bulimia Nervosa ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Global Functioning ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

Bulimic Symptoms ◽

History Of ◽

Bulimic Women

BackgroundChildhood sexual abuse (CSA) is found to have occurred to a substantial minority of women with bulimia nervosa. Its clinical significance is unclear.MethodWe studied 87 bulimic women in a clinical trial. Structured interviews determined the presence of CSA, DSM–III–R disorders, global functioning, and depressive and bulimic symptoms.ResultsForty-four per cent reported a history of CSA. Bulimic women with CSA reported earlier onset of bulimia, greater depressive symptoms, worse global functioning and more suicide attempts, and were more likely to meet criteria for bipolar II disorder, alcohol and drug dependence, conduct disorder and avoidant personality disorder.ConclusionsAlthough those with CSA had greater comorbidity, it was not an important modifier of bulimic symptoms.

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The woman with a history of childhood sexual abuse

The Labour Ward Handbook ◽

10.1201/b13419-28 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 70-70

Author(s):

Leroy C Edozien

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

History Of

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Medical Symptoms, Health Risk, and History of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Mayo Clinic Proceedings ◽

10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60471-6 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 67 (6) ◽

pp. 603-604 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

John Briere

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Health Risk ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

History Of ◽

Medical Symptoms

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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Coping as Young Adults: The Roles of Attachment and Mattering

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520958647 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052095864

Author(s):

Sarah Love ◽

Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Young Adults ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Low Income ◽

Negative Impact ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

Female Survivors ◽

History Of ◽

And Coping ◽

Attachment To Mother

This study examined whether a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), attachment to mother, father, and friends, and mattering were related to the coping behaviors of 171 male and 85 female, ethnically diverse, low-income, young adults. The 74 survivors of CSA reported lower attachment to father and less mattering to parents than did the 97 who reported no abuse. Compared to male survivors, female survivors reported greater use of problem-focused coping and also perceived their abuse experience, particularly the use of force, as having a more negative impact on them. Stronger attachment to mother and to friends predicted more positive problem-focused coping. Mattering to friends moderated the relation between CSA history and problem-focused coping, with the CSA survivors who reported the highest mattering to friends also using the most problem-focused coping strategies. The role of attachment and mattering in problem-focused coping among young adults, especially those with a CSA history, is discussed.

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