SynthesisJournal of behavioral addictions2022
Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychotherapy for problematic pornography use: A comprehensive meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Hypersexuality in neurological disorders: A systematic review.BMJ mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Treatment Approaches for Problematic Pornography Use: A Systematic Review.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of treatment for impulsivity and compulsivity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on craving and negative emotion regulation in individuals at risk for problematic pornography use: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Trial
- Reducing problematic pornography use with imaginal retraining-A randomized controlled trial.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Trial
- Treatment effects and adherence of sexually compulsive men in a randomized controlled trial of psychotherapy and medication.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Trial
- Compulsive sexual behavior may be more state-like than trait-like: Findings from a three-year longitudinal representative survey.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Identity Transformation and the Role of Accountability in Recovery from Problematic Pornography Use: A Phenomenological-Hermeneutical Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical Description and Sociodemographic Profile of Individuals with Cybersex Addiction in Long-Term Therapeutic Support Programs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Addressing gender disparities in the efficacy of psychological interventions for behavioral addictions: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Review
- A Pragmatic Approach to Sexual Health in Movement Disorders.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Review
- Global research status and trends of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Review
- Problematic Pornography Use and Clinical and Psychosocial Correlates Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans: an Exploratory Study.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Profiles of problematic pornography use and religiosity-based moral incongruence using latent profile analysis: A two-sample study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Displacing Problems: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Problematic Pornography Use.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Recommendations for Diagnosing and Quantifying treatment outcomes in clinical trials of compulsive sexual behavior disorder.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Review
- My secret life as a sex addict: How I repaired the damage.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Review
- Evaluation and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior: current limitations and potential strategies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background and aims: Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) which includes problematic pornography use (PPU) is a clinically relevant syndrome that has been included in the ICD-11 as impulse control disorder. The number of studies on treatments in CSBD and PPU increased in the last years. The current preregistered systematic review aimed for identifying treatment studies on CSBD and PPU as well as treatment effects on symptom severity and behavior enactment. Methods: The study was preregistered at Prospero International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42021252329). The literature search done in February 2022 at PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and PsycInfo, included original research published in peer-reviewed journals between 2000 to end 2021. The risk of bias was assessed with the CONSORT criteria. A quantitative synthesis based on effect sizes was done. Results: Overall 24 studies were identified. Four of these studies were randomized controlled trials. Treatment approaches included settings with cognitive behavior therapy components, psychotherapy methods, and psychopharmacological therapy. Receiving treatment seems to improve symptoms of CSBD and PPU. Especially, evidence for the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy is present. Discussion and conclusions: There is first evidence for the effectiveness of treatment approaches such as cognitive behavior therapy. However, strong conclusions on the specificity of treatments should be drawn with caution. More rigorous and systematic methodological approaches are needed for future studies. Results may be informative for future research and the development of specific treatment programs for CSBD and PPU.
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