The Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Compulsivity and Clinical Sexology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neves, Silva.

Series:

Routledge International Handbooks Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (655 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

The Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Compulsivity and Clinical Sexology is a cutting-edge and comprehensive guide to understanding compulsive sexual behaviours in-depth in the 21st century.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Notes on contributors

1 Introduction

Section 1 Clinical formulations of compulsive sexual behaviours

2 The debate: "sex addiction" versus compulsive sexual behaviors

3 Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder: where are we at? A literature review

4 Lay epistemology of compulsive sexual behaviour

5 Pornography-related distress: answers to common practice questions through a contextual lens

6 Compulsive sexual behaviour: an integrated and inclusive approach

7 Exploring the function of the "dysfunction": rethinking attachment, connection and intimacy for broader perspectives on sexual compulsivity

Section 2 The causes of compulsive sexual behaviour

8 Attachment injuries, shame and the aetiology of compulsive sexual behaviour

9 Trauma and compulsive sexual behavior: unraveling the connection and exploring therapeutic approaches

10 Compulsive sexual behaviour, impulse control, and emotional dysregulation: a broader view

11 Perceived compulsive sexual behavior: when sexual diversity is misunderstood

12 The organic causes of hypersexuality

Section 3 Specific clinical presentations of compulsive sexual behaviour

13 Women and compulsive sexual behaviour

14 How psychosexual issues could influence compulsive sexual behavior (CSB), and how CSB could maintain psychosexual issues

15 Aberrance, identity, and serious leisure: understanding BDSM/kink within the framework of compulsive sexual behavior

16 Compulsive sexual behaviour and neurodiversity

17 Addressing compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in clients from the Global Majority

18 Chemsex

19 Artificial intelligence and sexual compulsivity

Section 4 Treatments of compulsive sexual behaviour.

20 Compulsive sexual behavior and the three-phase model

21 Compulsive sexual behaviour and the person-centred approach

22 Compulsive sexual behaviour and Gestalt therapy

23 Sexual Integration Therapy: a Sex-positive, Non-pathologizing Approach Shifting Compulsive Sexual Behavior to Authentic Sexual Expression

24 Compulsive sexual behaviour and the CBT approach

25 Working with compulsive sexual behaviour using transactional analysis

26 Treating problematic sexual behavior with internal family systems: viewed through a polyvagal lens

27 Addressing compulsive sexual behaviour through a psychodynamic lens: insights from case study analysis

28 Working through shame in psychodrama: a trauma-informed approach to compulsive sexual behaviours

29 EMDR as a treatment for compulsive sexual behaviour

30 Kink-affirming perspectives on clients presenting with sexual behavior concerns

31 Compulsive sexual behaviour and an existential approach: avoiding existential truths

32 Compulsive sexual behaviour and compassion-focused therapy

33 Group work in the context of compulsive sexual behaviours

34 Compulsive sexual behaviour and intimate partner therapy

35 Supporting partners of people with compulsive sexual behaviours

36 The clinical supervision of therapists working with compulsive sexual behaviours: providing a sex-positive, sexologically informed reflective space for therapists to examine their work, projection, counter-transference and blind spots

Section 5 Further perspectives

37 Homosexuality as addiction: the Rev. Jerry Falwell's approach to queerness and its legacy in the New Christian Right

38 The impact of purity culture teachings on sexual behavior and self-esteem

39 Beyond the "porn addiction" myth: delivering sexually explicit material (SEM) literacy in sexological practice.

40 Gay men and the benefits of visiting gay sex clubs

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-04-071287-8

1-003-48499-9

OCLC:

1574119274