sadistic personality disorder

sadistic personality disorder

English

Noun

sadistic personality disorder (plural sadistic personality disorders)

1. (historical, psychiatry) A disorder characterized by cruel, aggressive, demeaning, and manipulative behavior towards others.

Synonyms

• SPD (abbreviation)

Translations

personality disorder

Danish: sadistisk personlighedsforstyrrelse

Usage notes

• This mental disorder were introduced in DSM-III-R but removed in the later editions (DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5). Personality disorder not otherwise specified may be used instead.

See also

• antisocial personality disorder
• borderline personality disorder
• narcissistic personality disorder