scholarly journals Is Compulsive Sexual Behavior Different in Women Compared to Men?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 3205
Author(s):  
Laura I. Kürbitz ◽  
Peer Briken
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior ◽  
Childhood Adversities ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Stress Vulnerability

The inclusion of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) in the ICD-11 has sparked research interest on this topic in recent years. This review aims to investigate gender differences in Compulsive Sexual Behavior (CBD) and persons with CSBD. While impulsivity and psychiatric comorbidity play a role in persons with CSBD regardless of gender, some gender differences can be identified. CSBD is more prevalent in men, with a higher rate of reported sexual behaviors and higher scores on questionnaires measuring CSBD related symptoms. Neuroticism and stress vulnerability seem to play a more important role in the symptomatology of CSBD in women. While it seems plausible that childhood adversities play a role in the development of CSB, the manner with respect to how these adversities affect men and women differently is still to be explored. More clinical studies including the female CSBD population are required to infer clinical implications.

Psychiatric comorbidity in compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD)

2020 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 106384 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ballester-Arnal ◽  
J. Castro-Calvo ◽  
C. Giménez-García ◽  
B. Gil-Juliá ◽  
M.D. Gil-Llario
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior

The Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Compulsive Sexual Behavior

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35,72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald W. Black
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Complications ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior ◽  
Subjective Distress ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Include Family History

AbstractCompulsive sexual behavior (CSB) is characterized by inappropriate or excessive sexual behaviors or cognitions that lead to subjective distress or impaired functioning. Both abnormal (paraphilic) and conventional (nonparaphilic) forms of sexual behavior are usually included in the definition. CSB is reported to affect 3% to 6% of the general population in the United States, occurring more frequently in men. It typically begins in the late teens or early twenties and is chronic or intermittent. The disorder has been described as a progression through four stages: preoccupation, ritualization, gratification, and despair. Men with CSB typically focus on physical sexual gratification; women focus on romantic or emotional aspects of sexuality. Psychiatric comorbidity is common, particularly substance use, mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. CSB can lead to medical complications. Risk factors are thought to include family history and childhood abuse.

scholarly journals Impulsivity in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Pedophilic Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Savard ◽  
Tatja Hirvikoski ◽  
Katarina Görts Öberg ◽  
Cecilia Dhejne ◽  
Christoffer Rahm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Sexual Compulsivity ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior ◽  
Pedophilic Disorder

AbstractBackground and aimsImpulsivity is regarded as a risk factor for sexual crime reoffending, and a suggested core feature in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder. The aim of this study was to explore clinical (e.g. neurodevelopmental disorders), behavioral and neurocognitive dimensions of impulsivity in disorders of problematic sexuality, and the possible correlation between sexual compulsivity and impulsivity.MethodsMen with Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (n = 20), and Pedophilic Disorder (n = 55), enrolled in two separate drug trials in a specialized Swedish sexual medicine outpatient clinic, as well as healthy male controls (n = 57) were assessed with the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI) for sexual compulsivity, and with the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) and Connors’ Continuous Performance Test-II (CPT-II) for impulsivity. Psychiatric comorbidity information was extracted from interviews and patient case files.ResultsApproximately a quarter of the clinical groups had Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Both clinical groups reported more compulsive sexuality (r = 0.73−0.75) and attentional impulsivity (r = 0.36−0.38) than controls (P < 0.05). Based on results on univariate correlation analysis, BIS attentional score, ADHD, and Commissions T-score from CPT-II were entered in a multiple linear regression model, which accounted for 15% of the variance in HBI score (P < 0.0001). BIS attentional score was the only independent positive predictor of HBI (P = 0.001).DiscussionSelf-rated attentional impulsivity is an important associated factor of compulsive sexuality, even after controlling for ADHD. Psychiatric comorbidity and compulsive sexuality are common in Pedophilic Disorder.ConclusionNeurodevelopmental disorders and attentional impulsivity – including suitable interventions – should be further investigated in both disorders.

Impulsive/Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Assessment and Treatment

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Controversial Area ◽  
The Many ◽  
New Research

There is a growing recognition among clinicians that any type of sexual behavior can become pathologically impulsive or compulsive. There is quite a bit of debate about terminology for this condition, the diagnostic criteria, assessment methods and treatment approaches. In the absence of clear consensus, clinicians are struggling with how to help the many men and women who suffer and seek help from this type of problem. This chapter will review the author’s assessment and treatment approach. Clinicians will need to keep abreast of the literature as new research evolves and follow the continued debate around this controversial area.

scholarly journals An empirical study of affective and cognitive functions in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Draps ◽  
Guillaume Sescousse ◽  
Mateusz Wilk ◽  
Katarzyna Obarska ◽  
Izabela Szumska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Behavior Disorder ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Compulsive Sexual Behavior ◽  
Delay Task ◽  
Sensorimotor Systems ◽  
Punishment Sensitivity ◽  
Positive Valence

AbstractBackground and aimsDespite the inclusion of the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) in the International Classification of Diseases, very little is known about the underlying affective and cognitive processes. To fill this gap, we compared CSBD subjects and Healthy-Controls (HC) across negative/positive valence, cognitive and sensorimotor systems, as proposed by the Research Domain Criteria framework.Methods74 heterosexual CSBD and 66 matched HC males were studied with 10 questionnaires and 8 behavioral tasks. Analyses were conducted with frequent and Bayesian statistics.ResultsCSBD individuals showed significantly higher (than HC) punishment sensitivity, anxiety, depression, compulsivity, and impulsivity symptoms. Frequentist statistical analysis revealed significant interaction between subject group and condition in Incentive Delay Task, concerning the strength of motivation and hedonic value of erotic rewards. Bayesian analysis produced evidence for the absence of group differences in Facial Discrimination Task, Risk-Ambiguity Task, and Learning Task. Also, Bayesian methods provided evidence for group differences in the Emotional Stroop Task and the Incentive Delay Task. Sexual Discounting Task, Attentional Network Task, and Stop Signal Task produced mixed results.ConclusionsHigher punishment sensitivity and impulsivity among CSBD subjects, along with significant interaction between these groups and erotic vs. non-erotic reward processing is in line with previous findings on negative/positive valence alterations in CSBD patients. This result shows that there are similarities to substance and behavioral addictions. The absence of group differences and mixed results related to cognitive and sensorimotor systems raise concerns to what extent CSBD resembles a wide spectrum of impairments observed in disorders, and demand further research.

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