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. 2023 Jan 31;12(3):1112. doi: 10.3390/jcm12031112

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Transformation of DSM-5 criteria into online questions. The DSM-5 identifies three female sexual disorders (FOD, FSIAD, GPPPD) within sexual dysfunctions. The DSM-5 is structured by dividing each criterion into different subsections: Criterion A is the presence of the symptom. Criterion B is duration, that is, how long the symptoms persist. Criterion C draws attention to the fact that symptoms cause clinically significant suffering to the individual (according to subjective acknowledgment), thus attempting to avoid an excessive tendency to medicalization. Criterion D, as differential diagnostic issues are sequenced and excluded (the problem is not better explained by a nonsexual mental disorder and cannot be attributed to causes such as relationship stressors, medical conditions, or medication/substance effects). FSD: Female Sexual Dysfunction. FOD: Female Orgasmic Disorder. FSIAD: Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder. GPPPD: Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder. MFSD: Multiple Female Sexual Dysfunction. DSM-5: Diagnostic Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition.