Treatment of Compulsive Cybersex Behavior

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 697-712

  Southern, Stephen ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsive cybersex; Pornography; Sexual abuse; Sexual addiction; Sexual compulsivity

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPULSION; COMPULSIVE CYBERSEX BEHAVIOR; E-MAIL; FANTASY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTERNET; MASOCHISM; MASTURBATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ADDICTION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; EROTICA; FEMALE; FETISHISM (PSYCHIATRIC); HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MASTURBATION; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PARAPHILIAS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 55249089511     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2008.06.003     Document Type: Review

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