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A systematic review of online sex addiction and clinical treatments using CONSORT evaluation

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Dhuffar, Manpreet K., Griffiths, Mark D.·2015·Current Addiction Reports
DOI 10.1007/s40429-015-0055-x
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  • That prior systematic review identified nine relevant studies, including three case reports.

    “Nine relevant studies were identified (including 3 case reports).”

    From Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as Dhuffar & Griffiths, 2015

    The Results section confirms that the review identified nine studies. The Study Design section classifies two—not three—as single case studies, and Table 1 labels two entries as case reports. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.91)

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  • One systematic review on interventions for PPU was published seven years ago.

    “One systematic review on interventions for PPU has been published seven years ago (Dhuffar & Griffiths, 2015).”

    From Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as Dhuffar & Griffiths, 2015

    The Discussion (page unavailable) identifies this as a systematic review of treatment interventions for online sex addiction and says the included studies covered online pornography use. It therefore includes interventions relevant to problematic pornography use, but its scope is broader than PPU specifically. The cited paper is dated 2015; whether that was seven years before the citing document was published cannot be checked from the information provided. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Since Dhuffar and Griffiths (2015), the literature base of case-control, pre-post interventive, and case series designs, as well as correlational designs with measures of change has increased from six to 24 studies.

    “Since the systematic review by Dhuffar and Griffiths (2015) the literature base of case-control, pre-post interventive, and case series designs, as well as correlational designs with measures of change has been increased from six to 24 studies.”

    From Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review (2022) · cites this paper as Dhuffar and Griffiths (2015)

    The Study Design section (page not available) reports two single-case studies and four pre-/post-treatment studies, consistent with six studies in those categories. It reports nine studies overall, however, and does not establish a six-study baseline for the full set of designs named in the claim. As a 2015 review, it also does not document the subsequent increase to 24 studies. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • In a systematic review, CBT proved more beneficial in reducing symptoms and negative consequences of cybersex addiction.

    “In a systematic review journal about the use of drugs as well as non-pharmacotherapy management for cases of cybersex addiction, the use of CBT proved to be more beneficial in reducing symptoms, and reducing the negative consequences of cybersex addiction.³²”

    From Cybersex addiction: An overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [32]

    The review reports reductions in symptoms and cybersexual behaviors following treatment, including CBT (Conclusions; Direct Impact of Treatment on Cybersexual Behaviors; page numbers unavailable). But it does not establish that CBT was more beneficial than medication or other treatments: it describes positive outcomes across intervention types and says the review does not identify the most efficacious treatment. Its discussion of addressing negative consequences through CBT is tentative, not proof that CBT reduced them. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Naltrexone can inhibit uncontrolled dopamine and unbalanced inhibition functions.

    “The use of pharmacotherapy in the form of the morphine receptor antagonist, naltrexone, can inhibit uncontrolled dopamine and unbalanced inhibition functions.”

    From Cybersex addiction: An overview of the development and treatment of a newly emerging disorder (2020) · cites this paper as [32]

    The Types of Interventions section reports naltrexone as a pharmacological treatment studied for compulsive sexual behavior. Neither that section nor the retrieved passages on naltrexone describe it as inhibiting uncontrolled dopamine or correcting unbalanced inhibition functions; those mechanistic claims are unsupported by our copy. Page numbers were not available in the indexed passages. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Dhuffar, M. K., & Griffiths, M. D.
Affiliations
Nottingham Trent University (GB)
Corresponding author
Dhuffar, Manpreet K.
ORCID
Griffiths, Mark D.
Venue
Current Addiction Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-06
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
163-174
ISSN
2196-2952 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1007/s40429-015-0055-x
OpenAlex
W1968569743
Cited by
43
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5
FWCI
0.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Current Addiction Reports (publishedVersion)
  • Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords
cybersex, clinical management, psychological intervention, pharmacotherapy, treatment efficacy, adults

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