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26. Well please tell the APA, they took it out of the DSM due to lack of evidence and unclear diagnostic

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 01:57 AM

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criteria.

That's also a really surface level understanding of addiction, which is complicated.

Sex addiction as a diagnosis emerged when people in 12 step programs for drug and alcohol addiction decided to apply the 12 step model to other problems in their lives. Sexual acting out is common among addicts, particularly when they have untreated bipolar, borderline personality, etc. The evidence is pretty clear that 12 step programs don't even work for addictions, let alone wholly invented diagnoses.

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Anthony Weiner checks into sex addiction rehab clinic: Daily Mail [View all] uawchild Nov 2016 OP

He should have done that ages ago Warpy Nov 2016 #1

ikr n/t uawchild Nov 2016 #2

He did go to rehab when the first scandal hit wheniwasincongress Nov 2016 #16

I remember that and thinking Laffy Kat Nov 2016 #21

Yes, he has an illness... FarPoint Nov 2016 #3

The fact that he still exists IronLionZion Nov 2016 #4

I had a student once that was sex addicted TBA Nov 2016 #5

"Sex addiction" isn't a thing. LeftyMom Nov 2016 #6

You may be right but I'm not in the mental health profession. TBA Nov 2016 #8

It may not be a specific diagnosis, but hypersexuality is. milestogo Nov 2016 #18

Hypersexuality and lack of impulse control are symptoms of all sorts of problems. LeftyMom Nov 2016 #20

It sure can be JonLP24 Nov 2016 #25

Well please tell the APA, they took it out of the DSM due to lack of evidence and unclear diagnostic LeftyMom Nov 2016 #26

Was he waiting for an invitation? Lost-in-FL Nov 2016 #7

The UK Daily Mail is a right wing British tabloid oberliner Nov 2016 #9

Yeah, Reuters just cited them uawchild Nov 2016 #11

They're an aggregator, though--they steal copy from other outlets and they are usually pretty MADem Nov 2016 #23

I think it's lack of boundaries bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #10

I don't buy it. In all cases with politicians, this is for show. Oneironaut Nov 2016 #12

Actually, that was his problem. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2016 #13

groan uawchild Nov 2016 #14

He checked into sex addiction rehab wheniwasincongress Nov 2016 #15

He should stay forever bravenak Nov 2016 #17

Rehab for what? ToxMarz Nov 2016 #19

Ewwwwwwww Gawwwwwwd. I'm just quoting Biden, now! nt MADem Nov 2016 #22

Is it like paedophilia? I don't know. rusty quoin Nov 2016 #24

Rehab get the red out Nov 2016 #27

Huh? Mike Nelson Nov 2016 #28