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Re: Addiction to porn as a sequelae of sexual abuse?



The notion of 'addiction' is perhaps the problematic issue here. Certainly, there is a body of research showing sexually inappropriate, promiscuous , obsessive or sexualised behaviours in children, adolescents, and adults in the aftermath of sexual abuse (particularly for males). And if you google the terms, you'll find lots of websites claiming a link between abuse and addictive behavours such as porn. However, there are methodological issues regarding terms such as 'addiction', hypersexuality, etc. And 'porn addiction' is likely to be subsumed within a broader rubric of sexualised or sexually inappropriate behaviour.

See Keane, H. (2004). Disorders of Desire: Addiction and Problems of Intimacy. Journal of Medical Humanities, 25(3)

Rinehart, N. and McCabe, M. (1997) Hypersexuality: Psychopathology or Normal Variant of Sexuality?, Sexual and Marital Therapy, 12, pp. 47-62, 

Cheers
Daryl Higgins

 
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On 18/12/2007, at 10:23 AM, Toni Cavanagh Johnson wrote:

Addiction to porn as a sequelae of sexual abuse?

I do not find references in the literature in this area.  Is anyone familiar with research on this question?

Thank you for your help.

Toni



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