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Background: Cybersex addiction is a sexual addiction characterized by virtual Internet sexual activity that causes serious negative consequences to one’s physical, mental, social, and/or financial well-being. Previous studies have mostly addressed cybersex addiction in heterosexual males. Purpose: To describe a case report of a 26-year-old gay man suffering from a cybersex addiction. Methods: We use Griffiths’ model of the common components of addictions. Results: We reveal this case report of cybersex addiction possesses all of six components universal for addictions. Conclusions: In light of the increasing prevalence of various behavioral addictions (especially, Internet addictions), clinical psychiatrists should be aware of the cybersex addiction phenomenon.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 425-431 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Addictive Diseases |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 4 Jan 2021 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
ID: 72535065