Neves Silva. Compulsive Sexual Behaviours: A Psycho-Sexual Treatment Guide for Clinicians

Routledge, 2021. — 195 p. — ISBN 9780367465483.Compulsive Sexual Behaviours offers a unique approach to the struggles people face with their out-of-control sexual behaviours.This comprehensive guide is deeply rooted in the science of sexology and psychotherapy, demonstrating why it is time to re-think the reductive concept of ‘sex addiction’ and move towards a more modern age of evidence-based, pluralistic and sex-positive psychotherapy. It is an important manual for ethical, safe and efficient treatment within a humanistic and relational philosophy. This book will be an important guide in helping clients stop their compulsive sexual behaviours as well as for therapists to self-reflect on their own morals and ethics so that they can be prepared to explore their clients’ erotic mind.Understanding compulsive sexual behaviours
A pluralistic perspective beyond the addiction thinking
The diagnosis of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
The science of sexology
Compulsive watching of pornography and mas-turbating
Being ethical: First do no harm
The pluralistic and sex-positive approach: Assessment of the diverse population
Assessments
The RAW assessment
Client stories: Assessment and formulation
Pluralistic treatment for compulsive sexual behaviours
The three phase treatment approach
Phase 1: Emotional regulation: Impulse control
Phase 2: Reprocessing: Treating compulsivity
Phase 3: Reconstruction: Meaning making
Clients stories: Treatment
Working online
Working with partners of people with CSB
Assessment and formulation
Grief
Trauma
Clinical interventions: Phase 1
Clinical interventions: Phase 2
Clinical interventions: Phase 3