Problems of self-concept in a patient sample of hypersexual men with attention-deficit disorder

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-140

  Reid, Rory C ^a   Carpenter, Bruce N ^b   Gilliland, Randy ^b   Karim, Reef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Hypersexuality; Sexual addiction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ADDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COMPULSIVITY SCALE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYMPTOM; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052155643     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181e6ad32     Document Type: Article

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