Where the Mind Cannot Dare: A Case of Addictive Use of Online Pornography and Its Relationship With Childhood Trauma.

Wéry, Aline;Schimmenti, Adriano;Karila, Laurent;Billieux, Joël
(2019) Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy — Vol. 45, n° 2, p. 114-127 (2019)

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  • Wéry, Alineorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Schimmenti, Adriano
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  • Karila, Laurent
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  • Billieux, JoëlUCLouvain
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Dysfunctional use of cybersex has often been conceptualized as a "behavioral addiction" sharing common traits with substance addiction. We describe the case of a treatment-seeking man, who displayed addictive use of pornography. The case is presented from two perspectives: (1) a symptom-based approach inspired by the addiction model of excessive sexual behaviors and (2) a process-based approach aimed to identify the psychological processes and risk factors that may foster the development of addiction-like symptoms. This article shows how case conceptualization according to a process-based approach is likely to result in psychological intervention that targets the specific processes and risk factors involved in addictive cybersex use.
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Wéry, A., Schimmenti, A., Karila, L., & Billieux, J. (2019). Where the Mind Cannot Dare: A Case of Addictive Use of Online Pornography and Its Relationship With Childhood Trauma. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 45(2), 114-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2018.1488324 (Original work published 2019)