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Hypersexuality has also been reported to result as a side-effect of some medications used to treat Parkinson's disease. [56] [57] Some recreationally used drugs, such as methamphetamine, may also contribute to hypersexual behavior. [58] A positive link between the severity of dementia and occurrence of inappropriate behavior has also been found ...
Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD), [1] is an impulse control disorder.CSBD manifests as a pattern of behavior involving intense preoccupation with sexual fantasies and behaviours that cause significant levels of psychological distress, are inappropriately used to cope with psychological stress, cannot be voluntarily curtailed, and risk or cause harm to oneself or others.
Related or synonymous models of pathological sexual behavior include hypersexuality (nymphomania and satyriasis), erotomania, Don Juanism, and paraphilia-related disorders. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The ICD-11 created a new condition classification, compulsive sexual behavior disorder , to cover "a persistent pattern of failure to control intense ...
Although hypersexuality can be caused by some medical conditions or medications, in most cases the cause is unknown. Mental health problems such as borderline personality disorder can give rise to hypersexuality, and alcohol and some drugs can affect social and sexual inhibitions in some people. A number of theoretical models have been used to ...
ICD-11 has added pornography to CSBD. [48] However, this is categorized as an impulse control disorder, not an addictive disorder. [48] [45] It has been argued that the CSBD diagnosis is not based upon sex research. [49] Neither DSM-5, nor DSM-5-TR, nor ICD-10, nor ICD-11 recognize sex addiction or porn addiction as a valid diagnosis.
The ICD-10 specified that mild forms of sadomasochism "are commonly used to enhance otherwise normal sexual activity" (p. 172) and that the diagnosis applies only if the behavior is preferred or required for sexual gratification. The condition was classified as one of the disorders of sexual preference, which include the paraphilias (p. 170).
The ICD-10 specifies that mild forms of sadomasochism "are commonly used to enhance otherwise normal sexual activity" (p. 172), and that the diagnosis would apply only if the behavior is preferred or required for sexual gratification. The condition is classified as one of the disorders of sexual preference, which includes the paraphilias (p. 170).
Klüver–Bucy syndrome is a syndrome resulting from lesions of the medial temporal lobe, particularly Brodmann area 38, [1] causing compulsive eating, hypersexuality, a compulsive need to insert inappropriate objects in the mouth (hyperorality), visual agnosia, and docility.