APA article notes that the DSM-5 considered including pornography addiction, but decided there was not enough evidence.
- Type
- Academic / Technical Report
- Source
- Kirsten Weir Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- Journalism
- Reference
Weir, Kirsten. "Is Pornography Addictive?" American Psychology Association. Monitor on Psychology 45(4): 46
- Scribe/Publisher
- American Psychology Association
- People
- Kirsten Weir, American Psychology Association
- Audience
- General Public
PDF- Transcription
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When the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was being drafted, experts considered a proposed diagnostic addiction called hypersexual disorder, which also included a pornography subtype. But in the end, reviewers determined that there wasn't enough evidence to include hypersexual disorder or its subtypes in the 2013 edition.
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- Source Link
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140405232028/http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/04/pornography.aspx
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