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Sex Addiction Related to Compulsive, Obsessive and Impulse Behaviors; Affects DSM Listing

Sexual compulsivity and sexual addiction are becoming more common terms across global media outlets and among thousands of patients who seek professional treatment for these complex and progressive disorders. However, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) doesn’t currently include terms like sexual compulsivity; rather the manual includes a list of 12 disorders falling into the sexual category of classification, including sexual-related dysfunction and conditions like gender identity disorder. Continue Reading

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Study Says Teen Group Sex Activities Related to Pornography

A recent study points to pornography, alcohol, drugs and peer pressure as having connections to teen girls engaging in sex with multiple partners at the same time, or group sex. Continue Reading

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Marriages Show Different Levels of Response to Sexual Addiction

Though gaining more attention, women whose spouse is involved in sexual addiction – or men whose wives are involved in the addiction – are still keeping their emotions toward the addiction quiet. Continue Reading

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Sex Addiction Is Legitimate and Destructive, Contrary to Media Images

Humiliating. Consuming. Progressive. Destructive. These are the words patients and experts use to describe sexual addiction, but unfortunately it’s not the way the addiction is portrayed in many media headlines. Continue Reading

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High Levels of Stress and Poor Economic Outlook Linked to Sexual Addictions

Stress. Anxiety. Poor economic conditions. It’s a recipe for an increase in cases of sexual addiction, highlights a recent article. Continue Reading

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Low Sex Drive and Performance Problems Affect Many Young Men Who View Online Pornography

What happens when a young male views online pornography whenever he wants to, as often as he wants to? Researchers say unpleasant and unexpected problems with maintaining an erection and other types of sexual dysfunction may be a common side effect. What used to be typical sexual problems among late middle-aged males is now occurring more often among younger men who have used Internet pornography excessively. Continue Reading

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Penn State Allegations Prompt Discussion About Abuse and Sex Addiction

Recent allegations that a football coach at Penn State may have been involved in the sexual molestation of young boys are fueling a surge of online debates and conversations surrounding pedophilia, sexual addiction and dysfunctional sexual behaviors. Many of the conversations surround the effects of sexual molestation on children, but are also prompting experts to comment on the ways a sexual compulsion or sexual addiction can be connected with prior childhood sexual abuse. Continue Reading

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Sex Addiction Placed Alongside Substance, Food, Gambling Addictions

Sex addiction can include several different types of behavior, ranging from sexual encounters with multiple partners outside a marriage to excessive online pornography use. Definitions of sexual addiction continue to remain a source of debate, but medical news articles have highlighted the term as part of larger addiction-focused conferences. This shift in thought – placing sex addiction within the context of other addictions and within the context of being brain-based – may reflect new ways of thinking about and treating sexual addiction.
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Love Addiction: Do You Fit the Mold?

Love addiction is relatively unknown and widely misunderstood. Many people hear the phrase “love addiction” and, after first questioning whether such a thing exists, quickly disregard it, believing it could never apply to them. But some of the associated behaviors may hit closer to home than you think.

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Sexual Addiction and Sexual Crimes May Have Some Crossover

While the core causes of sexual addiction and sexual crimes can differ greatly, the progressive nature of sexual addiction may create a crossover between addiction and the likelihood of sexual crimes, say recent articles. Continue Reading