Treating Compulsive Sexual Behavior

Yaniv Efrati; Mateusz Gola

doi:10.1007/s11930-018-0143-8

Treating Compulsive Sexual Behavior

Yaniv Efrati, Mateusz Gola

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Abstract

Purpose of Review: Here we review potential therapeutic approaches for treating compulsive sexual behaviors (CSB; also known as hypersexual disorder). We present the therapeutic goals of several psychological and, pharmacological treatment approaches, and state of the research on their effectiveness. Recent Findings: To date, no systematic studies with control groups have been conducted in the field of CSB treatment; however, there are documented case studies and small-sample studies indicating potential effectiveness of pharmacological treatment with naltrexone and SSRIs as well as mindfulness, CBT, and 12-step-based treatment approaches. Summary: There is a whole field of CSB treatment waiting for systematic scientific investigation. Future research on CSB treatment should take in account a possibility of individual differences in psychological and neural mechanisms underlying CSB and help inform optimal selection of treatment modality for each patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-64
Number of pages	8
Journal	Current Sexual Health Reports
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-018-0143-8
State	Published - Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
Mateusz Gola reports a grant from the Polish National Science Centre, OPUS grant (2014/15/B/HS6/03792), and a scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Science (469/STYP/10/2015).

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© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

Compulsive sexual behaviors
Sexual behavior
Therapy
Treatment

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