Science Supports Sex Addiction as a Legitimate Disorder
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A UCLA-led team of experts has tested a proposed set of criteria to define "Hypersexual Disorder" (HD), as a new mental health condition, and found the proposed criteria to be reliable and valid. The results will influence whether HD should be included in the forthcoming revised fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) considered the "bible" of psychiatry.