Background and Aims
The
concept of severity among providers working with hypersexual behavior is
frequently used despite a lack of consensus about how severity should be
operationalized. The paucity of dialogue about severity for hypersexual
behavior is disconcerting given its relevance in determining level of care,
risk, allocation of resources, and measuring treatment outcomes in clinical
practice and research trials.
The aim of the current article is to highlight
several considerations for assessing severity based on the proposed DSM-5
criteria for hypersexual disorder.
Methods
A review of current
conceptualizations for severity among substance-use disorders and gambling
disorder in the DSM-5 were considered and challenged as lacking applicability
or clinical utility for hypersexual behavior.
Results and conclusions
The
current research in the field of hypersexual behavior is in its infancy. No
concrete approach currently exists to assess severity in hypersexual
populations. Several factors in operationalizing severity are discussed and
alternative approaches to defining severity are offered for readers to consider.
Below: DSM-5 Proposed criteria for hypersexual disorder
Full article at: http://goo.gl/S3eSLT
By: Reid RC1.
- 1Department of Psychiatry, University of California , Los Angeles, CA, USA and Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, Harvard University , Boston, MA, USA.
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