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ERIC Number: EJ699385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-3835
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Treating the Sexually Addicted Client: Establishing a Need for Increased Counselor Awareness
Hagedorn, W. Bryce; Juhnke, Gerald A.
Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, v25 n2 p66 Apr 2005
Seventeen to 37 million Americans struggle with sexual addictions (P. Carnes, 1994b; A. Cooper, D. L. Delmonico, & R. Burg, 2000; B. Morris, 1999; J. L. Wolf, 2000), yet traditionally trained addictions and offender counselors often find themselves unprepared to assist clients who are sexually addicted. This article provides a general overview of the disorder, explores the ongoing definition debate, and offers clinically proven treatment protocols. As of yet, no meta-analysis defining sexual addiction and outlining the recommended treatment protocols has been published for addictions and offender counselor generalists who are not specialists working exclusively with couples or persons who are sexually addicted. Concomitantly, no meta-analysis defining sexual addiction has been published in this journal (Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling). Thus, this article aims to: (1) define this disorder according to the existing literature; (2) establish the need for professionals working in the addictions and criminal justice fields to know about sexual addiction; and (3) offer clinically proven treatment protocols to assist with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of clients who are sexually addicted.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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