Evaluation and treatment of sex addiction
Abstract
There have been several diagnostic labels for persistent, excessive sexual behaviors, often referred in the popular media as sex addiction. Two related diagnoses, Internet addictive disorder and hypersexual disorder, were considered for, but not included in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. However, most clinicians, even those trained in sexual disorders or addiction medicine, have little to no training in treating sexual compulsivity and cybersex addiction. The authors present the historical context, proposed diagnostic criteria, evaluation protocols, comorbid disorders, speculations about the neuroscience, and treatment recommendations.
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Others ignore a sexually willing and objectively attractive partner to watch porn movies or masturbate to fantasy about women or are only turned on by using sex workers.
“Others ignore a sexually willing and objectively attractive partner to watch porn movies or masturbate to fantasy about women (Black, 1998) or are only turned on by using sex workers (Rosenberg et al., 2014).”
From A motivation model of sex addiction – Relevance to the controversy over the concept (2022) · cites this paper as Rosenberg et al., 2014
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- Authors
- Rosenberg, K. P., Carnes, P., & O'Connor, S.
- Affiliations
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-06-21
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 77-91
- ISSN
- 0092-623X (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0715
- OpenAlex
- W1991288814
- Cited by
- 112
- References
- 100
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 5.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Keywords
- sexual addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, cybersex addiction, hypersexual disorder, diagnostic criteria, comorbidities, treatment guidelines, evaluation protocol
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Brain, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders, Male, Motivation, Nerve Net, Object Attachment, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sexual Behavior, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity, Behavior, Addictive, Treatment Outcome, Internet
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