How to prove a sexual addiction: Criteria for diagnosing 'hypersexual disorder' tested
Friday, October 19, 2012 - 13:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Experts have 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 considered the "bible" of psychiatry.