February 18, 2016Open Access

Should compulsive sexual behavior be considered an addiction?

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Despite the growing body of research linking compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) to substance addictions, significant gaps in understanding continue to complicate classification of CSB as an addiction.

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Kraus et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d739a5c74376700bf30cfb https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13297

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