What Is Sex Addiction?

In this course, Kervins Clement, LCMHC, LCASA, CRT-IT, NCC, CFLE, CSAT candidate, explains what sex addiction is and is not, identifying points on the sex addiction spectrum, and noting which terms for it are current. He shares an aetiological model for sex addiction, along with the steps of the addiction cycle, and describes the feelings and comorbidities that are associated with sex addiction. Clement also outlines the arguments for and against including sex addiction as a diagnosable condition in the DSM.