Sex Addiction
There is a rapid screening test, PATHOS, which was published in March 2012 which is listed below. Please respond to the following 6 questions by a YES or an NO. Add the number of YES responses and if the total exceeds 3 then the screening test is positive for a Sexual Addiction. The reference is cited below.
1. Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts ?
2. Do you hide some of your sexual behavior from others ?
3. Have you ever sought help for sexual behaviour you did not like ?
4. Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior ?
5. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire ?
6. When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards ?
Ref : Carnes, P, Green B, Merlo L et al., PATHOS : A Brief Screening Application for Assessing Sexual Addiction, Journal of Addiction Medicine, Vol 6, No. 1,
March 2012, 29-34.
Click HERE to see a copy of one of my recent presentations explaining Sex Addiction as I concieve it. There are 2 websites that have excellent validated screening tests for diagnosing Sex Addiction: www.sexhelp.com and www.sash.com
Reading List:
Anonymous. Hope and Recovery: A Twelve Step guide for healing from compulsive sexual behavior. 1987. 327 pages.
Anonymous. Sexual Intimacy and the Alcoholic Relationship. 1993. 44 pages.
Anonymous. What Everyone Needs to Know About Sex Addiction. 1989. 44 pages.
Bradshaw, John, Bradshaw on: The Family -- a new way of creating solid self-esteem. 1996. 305 pages.
Bradshaw, John, Creating Love: The Next Great Stage of Growth. 1992. 374 pages.
Carnes, Patrick. Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred. 1997. 399 pages.
Carnes, Patrick. Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction. Third Edition, 2001.
Carnes, Patrick. Don’t Call It Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction. 1991. 439 pages.
Carnes, P., Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery. 2001.
Carnes, P., Adams, Kenneth. Clinical Management of Sex Addiction, 2001.
Carnes, P., Contrary To Love: Helping the Sexual Addict. 1989.
Fossum, Merle & Mason, Marylin, Facing Shame: Families in Recovery, 1986.
Liebowitz, Michael, The Chemistry of Love, 1983.
Nakken, Craig, The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior, Second Edition, 1996, 131 pages.
Peabody, S. Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships. 1994. 195 pages.
Richo, David. How to be an Adult in Relationship: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving. 2002. 265 pages.
Schaeffer, Brenda, Is It Love or Is It Addiction? Second Edition, 1997, 195 pages.
Weiss, R., Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men 2005
© Basile Vareltzis 2012
1. Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts ?
2. Do you hide some of your sexual behavior from others ?
3. Have you ever sought help for sexual behaviour you did not like ?
4. Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior ?
5. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire ?
6. When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards ?
Ref : Carnes, P, Green B, Merlo L et al., PATHOS : A Brief Screening Application for Assessing Sexual Addiction, Journal of Addiction Medicine, Vol 6, No. 1,
March 2012, 29-34.
Click HERE to see a copy of one of my recent presentations explaining Sex Addiction as I concieve it. There are 2 websites that have excellent validated screening tests for diagnosing Sex Addiction: www.sexhelp.com and www.sash.com
Reading List:
Anonymous. Hope and Recovery: A Twelve Step guide for healing from compulsive sexual behavior. 1987. 327 pages.
Anonymous. Sexual Intimacy and the Alcoholic Relationship. 1993. 44 pages.
Anonymous. What Everyone Needs to Know About Sex Addiction. 1989. 44 pages.
Bradshaw, John, Bradshaw on: The Family -- a new way of creating solid self-esteem. 1996. 305 pages.
Bradshaw, John, Creating Love: The Next Great Stage of Growth. 1992. 374 pages.
Carnes, Patrick. Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred. 1997. 399 pages.
Carnes, Patrick. Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction. Third Edition, 2001.
Carnes, Patrick. Don’t Call It Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction. 1991. 439 pages.
Carnes, P., Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery. 2001.
Carnes, P., Adams, Kenneth. Clinical Management of Sex Addiction, 2001.
Carnes, P., Contrary To Love: Helping the Sexual Addict. 1989.
Fossum, Merle & Mason, Marylin, Facing Shame: Families in Recovery, 1986.
Liebowitz, Michael, The Chemistry of Love, 1983.
Nakken, Craig, The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior, Second Edition, 1996, 131 pages.
Peabody, S. Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships. 1994. 195 pages.
Richo, David. How to be an Adult in Relationship: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving. 2002. 265 pages.
Schaeffer, Brenda, Is It Love or Is It Addiction? Second Edition, 1997, 195 pages.
Weiss, R., Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men 2005
© Basile Vareltzis 2012
