Psychological functioning of Bondage/Domination/Sado-Masochism (BDSM) practitioners

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-120

  Connolly, Pamela H ^a,b  

^a THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Sexuality Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bondage; Domination; Paraphilia; Psychopathology; Sado masochism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747071430     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v18n01_05     Document Type: Article

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