2001/07/01 by Martin P. Kafka · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Digital Games and Media
paper · doi:10.1080/107201601753459937
openalex publication_date 2001/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This article introduces a description of a group of nonparaphilic hypersexual behavior disorders, the paraphilia-related disorders (PRDs). The rationale for the definition and characterization of these behaviors is described and empirical literature supporting the concept of PRDs is reviewed. The common paraphilia-related disorders include compulsive masturbation, protracted promiscuity, pornography dependence, cybersex dependence, telephone sex dependence, severe sexual desire incompatibility and paraphiliarelated disorder not otherwise specified. The comorbid associations and clinical characteristics supporting the evidence that PRDs are indeed related to paraphilic disorders are described. The case is made that the classification of nonparaphilic hypersexual disorders as "paraphilia-related disorders" avoids the confusing use of characterizations such as "addiction" or "compulsivity" when applied to a broad range of sexual appetitive behavior disorders.