Assessing psychological symptom patterns of patients seeking help for hypersexual behavior

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-63

  Reid, Rory C ^a,b   Carpenter, Bruce N ^a   Lloyd, Thad Q ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypersexuality; Psychopathology; Sex addiction; Sexual compulsivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549083315     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990802702141     Document Type: Article

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