Talk:Sadism and masochism as medical terms

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Some dates appear wrong here. The article states the following:

In 1498, the Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola described a man who needed to be flogged before he could have sex (Farin 1990).

However, when we read the article on this philosopher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_della_Mirandola), the dates of his life time are given as (February 24, 1463 -November 17, 1494) .

If this philosopher died in 1494, he could not described the case in 1498. Some dates obviously need correction!

Anil Aggrawal Professor, Maulana Azad Medical College, Anil1956 (talk) 04:41, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me, but according to DSM IV TR's very own page [1] and BehaveNet [2], the statement in this wiki article ("However, in the DSM-IV TR, published in 2000, sadomasochistic behavior can be diagnosed if the patient acts on these sexual urges, even if it is consensual") is not right. Editing now. --79.120.8.94 (talk) 19:46, 28 February 2008 (UTC) 2LAZY2LOGIN