TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Compulsive sexual behavior and psychopathology among treatment-seeking men in São Paulo, Brazil
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Scanavino, Marco de Tubino
A1  - Ventuneac, Ana
A1  - Abdo, Carmita Helena Najjar
A1  - Tavares, Hermano
A1  - Amaral, Maria Luiza Sant'ana do
A1  - Messina, Bruna
A1  - Reis, Sirlene Caramello Dos
A1  - Martins, João Paulo Lian Branco
A1  - Parsons, Jeffrey T.
SP  - 518
EP  - 524
VL  - 209
IS  - 3
N2  - This study examined compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) and psychopathology in a treatment-seeking sample of men in São Paulo, Brazil. Eighty-six men (26% gay, 17% bisexual, 57% heterosexual) who met diagnostic criteria for excessive sexual drive and sexual addiction completed assessments consisting of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, a structured clinical interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders-Clinical Version (segment for Impulse Control Disorder), Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS), and questions about problematic CSB. The average SCS score for our sample was above the cut-off score reported in other studies, and 72% of the sample presented at least one Axis I psychiatric diagnosis. There were no differences among gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men on SCS scores and psychiatric conditions, but gay and bisexual men were more likely than heterosexual men to report casual sex and sex with multiple casual partners as problematic behaviors. SCS scores were associated with psychiatric co-morbidities, mood disorder, and suicide risk, but diagnosis of a mood disorder predicted higher SCS scores in a regression analysis. The study provides important data on the mental health needs of men with CSB in São Paulo, Brazil.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2013.01.021
ID  - ref1
ER  -