Evaluation and treatment of sex addiction

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 77-91

  Rosenberg, Kenneth Paul ^a   Carnes, Patrick ^b   O'connor, Suzanne ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Pine Grove Behavioral Health Services   (United States)

^c Argosy University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; BRAIN; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OBJECT RELATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; NERVE NET; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893832997     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2012.701268     Document Type: Article

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