Tackles a diagnosis that remains the subject of intensive debate. This book is replete with clinical vignettes that illustrate the concepts addressed in the chapters, allowing the reader an intimate look at diagnostic, treatment, and cultural issues as well as comorbidities, co-occurring substance use, and more.

• Chapter 1. Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder
• Chapter 2. Sexual Addiction vs. CSBD
• Chapter 3. CSB & Substance Use Disorders
• Chapter 4. The Internet and CSBD
• Chapter 5. Diagnostic Aspects
• Chapter 6. Clinical Evaluation
• Chapter 7. Pharmacotherapy
• Chapter 8. Psychotherapies
• Chapter 9. CSBD in Women
• Chapter 10. Forensic Aspects of Hypersexuality -- OR -- Forensic Aspects
• Chapter 11. Hypersexuality and Sexual Compulsivity -- OR -- Hypersexuality and Compulsivity
• Chapter 12. Religious and Cultural Influences

Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: Understanding, Assessment, and Treatment is the first book to explore the new ICD-11 diagnosis, which, although controversial, is useful in defining, categorizing, and classifying sexual behavior that causes anguish and distress. Edited by clinicians and clinical researchers at the forefront of the field, the book prioritizes both clinical utility and relevant research. After an introduction, which offers much-needed context, the book compares sexual addiction and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) by reviewing proposed criteria for both conditions, examines the associations between CSBD and substance use and other addictive disorders, and then moves to a chapter on CSBD and the internet, offering clinically-based insights on how to work with patients who engage compulsively in online sexual activities. The volume then proceeds to the diagnosis of hypersexual or compulsive sexual behavior in both ICD-11 and DSM-5 and describes best practices for making a comprehensive evaluation, including conducting the clinical interview and the use of relevant assessment tools. This is followed by a review of the different pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches available to treating clinicians. Special topics include a discussion of existing research on compulsive sexual behavior in women—an area of inquiry that has been badly neglected—as well as the forensic aspects and associated risks of hypersexuality and the religious and cultural influences related to CSBD. Drawing on cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom, Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: Understanding, Assessment, and Treatment equips practitioners to engage and treat patients with these complex problems.