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ADHD and ADD: Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder
Research shows there is a high rate of ADHD (andr ADD) diagnoses among individuals with compulsive sexual behavior. This is associated with sensation seeking and attachment difficulties. Distraction, self-comfort, and a need to stabilize mood and emotion are hallmarks of the relationship between ADHD and compulsive sexual expression.
Of note: Individuals with self-reported ADHD had higher scores of avoidant attachment compared with individuals without ADHD. Males with ADHD and anxious attachment show an...
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While the official diagnosis may be new, for many mental health professionals, the condition is something they see and discuss often. "A lot of the therapeutic community has been talking about this issue and working with patients seeking help for these kind of sexual problems long before it was canonized in the ICD-11," Rory Reid, Ph.D., LCSW, assistant professor and research psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences...
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The Mayo Clinic Ways In On Compulsive Sexual Behavior
The Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center based in Rochester, Minnesota, focused on integrated clinical practice, education, and research.It employs more than 4,500 physicians and scientists, along with another 58,400 administrative and allied health staff.The practice specializes in treating difficult cases through tertiary care and destination medicine. It is home to the top ten ranked Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in addition to many of the largest, best regarded residency education programs in the United States.It spends over...
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