Details describing the development of the theoretical construct "Perversion" by Krafft-Ebing and his relation of these terms. (See Andrea Beckmann, Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 8(2) (2001) 66-95 online under Deconstructing Myths
Fedoroff 2008, էջ. 637:"Sexual arousal from consensual interactions that include domination should be distinguished from nonconsensual sex acts." Fedoroff, Paul J. (2008). «Sadism, Sadomasochism, Sex, and Violence». Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 53 (10): 637–646.
von Krafft-Ebing, Richard (1886). «Masochis». Psychopathia Sexualis. էջ 131. «[The masochist] is controlled by the idea of being completely and unconditionally subject to the will of a person of the opposite sex; of being treated by this person as by a master, humiliated and abused. This idea is coloured by lustful feeling; the masochist lives in fancies, in which he creates situations of this kind and often attempts to realise them»
Fedoroff 2008, էջ. 640: "...surveys have found no difference in frequency of sadistic fantasies in men and women." Fedoroff, Paul J. (2008). «Sadism, Sadomasochism, Sex, and Violence». Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 53 (10): 637–646.
Fedoroff 2008, էջ. 644: "This review indicates that sexual sadism, as currently defined, is a heterogeneous phenomenon." Fedoroff, Paul J. (2008). «Sadism, Sadomasochism, Sex, and Violence». Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 53 (10): 637–646.
Krueger & Kaplan 2001, էջ. 393: "as with many of the paraphilic disorders, these disorders represent a spectrum between sexual behavior that is socially acceptable and nonpathological and behavior that becomes pathological when an individual begins to suffer subjective distress or an impairment in functioning..." Krueger, Richard B.; Kaplan, Meg S. (2001). «The Paraphilic and Hypersexual Disorders:An Overview». Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 7 (6): 391–403. doi:10.1097/00131746-200111000-00005. PMID15990552.
Giami, Alain (2015 թ․ մայիսի 2). «Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms». Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (5): 1127–1138. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0549-6. ISSN0004-0002. PMID25933671.
Reiersøl, O.; Skeid, S (2006). «The ICD diagnoses of fetishism and sadomasochism». Journal of Homosexuality. 50 (2–3): 243–62. doi:10.1300/J082v50n02_12. PMID16803767.
Krueger & Kaplan 2001, էջ. 393: "as with many of the paraphilic disorders, these disorders represent a spectrum between sexual behavior that is socially acceptable and nonpathological and behavior that becomes pathological when an individual begins to suffer subjective distress or an impairment in functioning..." Krueger, Richard B.; Kaplan, Meg S. (2001). «The Paraphilic and Hypersexual Disorders:An Overview». Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 7 (6): 391–403. doi:10.1097/00131746-200111000-00005. PMID15990552.
Giami, Alain (2015 թ․ մայիսի 2). «Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms». Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (5): 1127–1138. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0549-6. ISSN0004-0002. PMID25933671.
Reiersøl, O.; Skeid, S (2006). «The ICD diagnoses of fetishism and sadomasochism». Journal of Homosexuality. 50 (2–3): 243–62. doi:10.1300/J082v50n02_12. PMID16803767.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(PDF) (4 ed.). Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. 1994. էջ 525. Արխիվացված է օրիգինալից(PDF) 2011 թ․ հունվարի 16-ին. «A Paraphilia must be distinguished from the nonpathological use of sexual fantasies, behaviors, or objects as a stimulus for sexual excitement in individuals without a paraphilia. Fantasies, behaviors, or objects are paraphiliac only when they lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g., are obligatory, result in sexual dysfunction, require participation of nonconsenting individuals, lead to legal complications, interfere with social relationships).»
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(PDF) (4 ed.). Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. 1994. էջ 525. Արխիվացված է օրիգինալից(PDF) 2011 թ․ հունվարի 16-ին. «A Paraphilia must be distinguished from the nonpathological use of sexual fantasies, behaviors, or objects as a stimulus for sexual excitement in individuals without a paraphilia. Fantasies, behaviors, or objects are paraphiliac only when they lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g., are obligatory, result in sexual dysfunction, require participation of nonconsenting individuals, lead to legal complications, interfere with social relationships).»
Giami, Alain (2015 թ․ մայիսի 2). «Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms». Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (5): 1127–1138. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0549-6. ISSN0004-0002. PMID25933671.