Diagnostic Criteria for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

  1. Persistently or recurrently deficient (or absent) sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity. The judgment of deficiency or absence is made by the clinician, taking into account the factors that affect sexual functioning, such as age and the context of the person's life.

  2. The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.

  3. The sexual dysfunction is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (except another Sexual Dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.

Diagnostic Criteria for Sexual Aversion Disorder

  1. Persistent or recurrent extreme aversion to, and avoidance of, all (or almost all) genital sexual contact with a sexual partner.

  2. The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.

  3. The sexual dysfunction is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (except another Sexual Dysfunction).

Source: APA, 1994.
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