ReviewAddictive behaviors reports2023
Should problematic sexual behavior be viewed under the scope of addiction? A systematic review based on DSM-5 substance use disorder criteria.
Review in Addictive behaviors reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Quantifying Opponent Process Dynamics in Pornography Use and Masturbation: An Exploratory Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Global research status and trends of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Review
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Moderate the Association between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Among Adults in Residential Substance Use Treatment.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Alexithymia and problematic sexual behaviour: the mediation of dissociative patterns.Health psychology report · 2025Article
- Why compulsive sexual behavior is not a form of addiction like drug addiction.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Cybersex and Attachment Styles: Proposal of the Emotional and Relational Aspects in Cybersex Activities (ERACA) Questionnaire.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Despite similarities between compulsive sexual disorder and substance use disorder, the issue whether problematic sexual behavior should be viewed within an addiction framework continues to be a subject of debate with no consensus regarding its conceptualization and diagnosis criteria. Examining the presence of addiction criteria among clinical and no clinical samples in the existing literature could permit to ascertain clinical validity of sex addiction diagnosis and support its overlapping feature with other addictive disorders. The aim of this systematic review was to examine this issue by assessing DSM-5 criteria of substance use disorder among individuals engaged in problematic sexual activity.
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