Classification of Sexual Dysfunctions in Women

Spring 2005

Classification of Sexual Dysfunctions in Women

This article was composed by Jos A. Vroege, Luk Gijs, and Michiel W. Hengeveld, whom are experts in the field of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychiatry.

The article entitled "Classification of Sexual Dysfunction in Women" is a comparison of their conclusions on sexual dysfunctions and the finding which are printed in the DSM-III, DSM-V and in the DSM-IV.

The article starts off with the psychogenic and organic causes of sexual disorders. Both the organic and the psychogenic contribute to sexual dysfunctions, according to the consensus. The consensus, Vorege, Gijs, and Michile, argue that the DSM-IV has a diminutive amount of categories for sexual dysfunctions. They state that sexual dysfunctions are to broad of a topic to place under one classification. According to the consensus, the DSM-VI has categories with sexual dysfunctions developing from general medical conditions. The panel of experts disagree with the DSM-VI. They believe that the DSM-VI should have subtypes with organic or psychogenic along side the dysfunction.

The article continues on the subject of Personal Distress. According to the DSM-VI Personal Distress has to meet certain criteria in order to be link to a sexual dysfunction. For example, according to this article, disturbance in the sexual desire and in the physiological changes that characterize the sexual response cycle have to cause interpersonal difficulty in order to cause Personal Distress in sexual dysfunctions. The panel of experts whom compare the DSM-VI's findings to theirs, state that in order for Personal Distress to occur during sexual intercourse, only one partner has to be distressed.

Sexual desire disorders is the next subject matter that the consensus looks at. They claim that the DSM-VI dose not have a category of sexual disorder do to the gentles. For example the erection of the penis or the lubrication of the vagina. The panel of experts feel the DSM-VI lacks this category. They also feel that this added category should be divided in to two groups, the male and female. They are both types of sexual disorders, but they are entirely different. The consensus states the name for this new category should be "genital arousal disorder".

Orgasmic disorder is defined