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. 2022 Jul 13;11(2):204-209.
doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00030. Print 2022 Jul 13.

Contradicting classification, nomenclature, and diagnostic criteria of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) and future directions •

Beáta Bőthe  1   2 , Mónika Koós  3   2 , Zsolt Demetrovics  2   4
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Contradicting classification, nomenclature, and diagnostic criteria of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) and future directions •

Beáta Bőthe et al. J Behav Addict. .

Abstract

Building on the conclusions of the debate papers by Gola et al. (2022) and Sassover and Weinstein (2022), the present commentary further addressed the contradictions between the current classification, nomenclature, and diagnostic criteria of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) with elaborating on the potential roles impulsivity and compulsivity may play in CSBD, and how these characteristics may relate to addictive behaviors in particular. Moreover, it briefly discussed how the classification of CSBD might impact research and clinical practice and proposed potential future research directions that may help to reach a consensus on the classification and core symptoms of CSBD.

Keywords: addictive behavior; compulsive sexual behavior; compulsivity; impulsivity; pornography; sexuality.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest with the content of this manuscript. ELTE Eötvös Loránd University receives funding from the Szerencsejáték Ltd to maintain a telephone helpline service for problematic gambling. ZD has also been involved in research on responsible gambling funded by Szerencsejáték Ltd and the Gambling Supervision Board and provided educational materials for the Szerencsejáték Ltd's responsible gambling program. The University of Gibraltar receives funding from the Gibraltar Gambling Care Foundation. However, this funding is not related to this study, and the funding institution had no role in the study design or the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication. ZD is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. BB is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Addictions.

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