What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder?

Gola, Mateusz and Lewczuk, Karol and Potenza, Marc N. and Kingston, Drew A. and Grubbs, Joshua B. and Stark, Rudolf and Reid, Rory C. (2022) What should be included in the criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder? JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS, 11 (2). pp. 160-165. ISSN 2062-5871 (print); 2063-5303 (online)

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Abstract

Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) is currently defined in the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an impulse control disorder. Criteria for hypersexual disorder (HD) had been proposed in 2010 for the fifth revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5). In this article, we compare differences between HD and CSBD and discuss their relevance. Significant differences between HD and CSBD criteria include: (1) the role of sexual behavior as a maladaptive coping and emotion regulation strategy listed in criteria for HD but not in those for CSBD; (2) different exclusionary criteria including bipolar and substance use disorders in HD but not in CSBD, and (3) inclusion of new considerations in CSBD, such as moral incongruence (as an exclusion criterion), and diminished pleasure from sexual activity. Each of these aspects has clinical and researchrelated implications. The inclusion of CSBD in the ICD-11 will have a significant impact on clinical practice and research. Researchers should continue to investigate core and related features of CSBD, inlcuding those not included in the current criteria, in order to provide additional insight into the disorder and to help promote clinical advances.

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