Nele De Neef

1 European Countries Hospitals, Campus St Michel, Brussels, Belgium

Violette Coppens

2 Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric analysis Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

3 University Psychiatric Hospital Antwerp, Campus Duffel, Duffel, Antwerp, Belgium

Wim Huys

2 Antwerp that is collaborative Psychiatric Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Manuel Morrens

2 Antwerp that is collaborative Psychiatric Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

3 University Psychiatric Hospital Antwerp, Campus Duffel, Duffel, Antwerp, Belgium

Abstract

Introduction

BDSM (bondage and control, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism) increasingly gets attention through the community that is scientific. Where previous research efforts mainly dedicated to epidemiologic faculties, mental and factors that are biologic BDSM choices have recently gained interest too.

To create together most of the current systematic literary works on BDSM from a perspective that is biopsychosocial.

Techniques

In line with the PRISMA recommendations, the existing systematic review brings together all the existing literature on BDSM from a perspective that is biopsychosocial.

Principal Outcome Measure

Prevalence rates of BDSM interests were examined when you look at the literature, along with the associations between BDSM passions using one hand and character characteristics, unfavorable youth experiences, training amounts, intimate orientations and biological markers regarding the other.

Outcomes

Biologic facets such as for example sex identification, intercourse hormones amounts, while the neurologic constitution regarding the brain’s discomfort and reward systems influence BDSM orientation.