Diagnostic criteria for 302.76 Dyspareunia
(cautionary statement)
A. Recurrent or persistent genital pain associated with sexual intercourse in either a male or a female.
B. The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
C. The disturbance is not caused exclusively by Vaginismus or lack of lubrication, 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.
Due to Combined Factors
Specify type:
Lifelong Type
Acquired Type
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Generalized Type
Situational Type
Specify:
Due to Psychological Factors
Due to Combined Factors
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American
Psychiatric Association
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