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19 - Prevention and Treatment of Sex Addiction

from Part IV - Prevention and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2020

By
Rory C. Reid ,
Joshua B. Grubbs  and
Shane W. Kraus
Edited by
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
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Summary

Sex addiction has received substantial attention over the past decade and has been accepted by the World Health Organization as Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in the forthcoming ICD-11. This chapter outlines etiology, existing controversies, measurement, and treatment approaches to helping individuals with sex addiction in clinical settings. Although a lot of research has helped researchers and practitioners better understand the associated characteristics of sex addiction, the field is still in its infancy and in need of further study.

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craving versus loss of control modelsadaptive coping skillscomorbiditycognitive-behavior therapy
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The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions , pp. 254 - 261
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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