Category Archives: News

  • There is an Important New Diagnosis for Sex Addiction
    Monday, July 16th, 2018

    There is an Important New Diagnosis for Sex Addiction

    Recently, the World Health Organization announced a new diagnosis for Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder. Experts who treat sex addiction/compulsivity, including Seeking Integrity CEO Robert Weiss, hope the classification will help change the...
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  • Webcam Medical Care: Increasingly Common
    Monday, July 2nd, 2018

    Webcam Medical Care: Increasingly Common

    The general consensus is that webcams are a means for young people to socialize (and sometimes sexualize) and that’s about it. But medical and psychological professionals are increasingly speaking...
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  • Video Game Addiction Gets Official Diagnosis
    Monday, June 25th, 2018

    Video Game Addiction Gets Official Diagnosis

    In the United States, our primary mental health diagnostic manual (the DSM-5) lists video game addiction as “worthy of further study,” but not as an official diagnosis. This does...
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  • Compulsive Sexual Behavior is Treatable
    Monday, June 4th, 2018

    Compulsive Sexual Behavior is Treatable

    The most recent issue of Current Psychiatry has an excellent article on “Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder” (as many people refer to sex addiction), noting that the problem can be...
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  • Should We Force Addicts Into Rehab?
    Monday, May 28th, 2018

    Should We Force Addicts Into Rehab?

    The use of involuntary commitment for drug addiction is rising. And in many places, lawmakers are trying to create or strengthen laws allowing authorities to force people into treatment....
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