Measuring sexual addiction and compulsivity: A critical review of instruments

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-260

  Hook, Joshua N ^a   Hook, Jan P ^b   Davis, Don E ^a   Worthington, Everett L ^a   Penberthy, J Kim ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Arlington Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; CHECKLIST; COMPULSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHECKLIST; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77951926814     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926231003719673     Document Type: Article

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