Discussion regarding classification of sexual disorders in DSM-5 and research trends within the area of sexual disorders in Poland

Дискуссия над классификацией сексуальных нарушений в ДСМ-V и исследовательские направления в области сексуологии в Польше

Diskussiâ nad klassifikaciej seksualʹnyh narušenij v DSM-Vi issledovatelʹskie napravleniâ v oblasti

Diskussion an der Klassifikation der sexuellen Störungen in DSM-5 und Forschungstrends im Bereich Sexuologie in Polen

La discussion touchant la classification des troubles sexuels de DSM-5 et les directions des recherches dans le domaine de la sexologie en Pologne

The fifth version of the American Psychiatric Association’s classification, DSM, was released in May 2013. Its completion was preceded by years of intensive discussions, clinical trials and secondary data analysis, which were aimed at as best as possible reflecting of clinical reality. In the present article review of literature was presented, showing the range of work connected with the area of widely understood sexual disorders as well as the most important changes regarding it that are included in DSM-5. Review of Polish literature published in the last three years (2011-2013) regarding sexual issues in selected scientific journals: Seksuologia Polska, Ginekologia Polska, Psychiatria Polska, Psychoterapia was also conducted. It was aimed at analysis of basic research trends within the area of sexual disorders in Poland. The review shows that there were relatively not many articles, they were concentrated on interdisciplinary issues and clinical populations of patients suffering from disorders different than sexual. It was noticed that there were no articles on paraphilias, and at the same time publications regarding forensic sexology were present. It would be advisable to publish reports form scientific congresses of sexology on a more regular basis, that would perhaps inspire further research in the field of sexology in our country.