Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation: A Neurobiologically Informed Holistic Treatment

Examining the neurobiological underpinnings of sex addiction.

Neuroaffective science-studying the integrated development of the body, brain, and mind-has revealed mechanisms linking psychological and biological factors of mental disorders, including addiction. Indeed, its paradigm-shifting theoretical umbrella demonstrated that substance and behavioral dependencies share identical neurobiological workings, and thus that problematic repetitive behaviors are genuine addictions-a state increasi...