What does "Sexual" mean in compulsive sexual behavior disorder? • Commentary to the debate: "Behavioral addictions in the ICD-11"

Abstract

This paper comments three recent publications in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions (Brand et al., 2022; Gola et al., 2022; Sassover & Weinstein, 2022). It shortly discusses (1) the role of researcher biases and the significance of the naming of a disorder (here "sexual addiction"and "pornography use disorder") for stigma and treatment, (2) the development and course of CSBD and its significance for research results, (3) the role of "Sexual"in CSBD. The paper concludes that the guidelines for CSBD give a precise description and the authors plea for an exchange between disciplines and a sex positive treatment approach.