This survey conducted by a team from the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota finds that nearly one in 10 adults experience distress associated with difficulty controlling sexual feelings and behaviors. Data presented in the JAMA Network Open which reveals a very high prevalence of this form of compulsive sexual behavior disorder or “hypersexuality”.
The survey of 2,325 adults thus identifies 201 participants, or 8.6% of all respondents, 10.3% of men and 7% of women, who meet the diagnostic criteria for a compulsive sexual behavior disorder. , as assessed by levels of distress and difficulty associated with controlling sexual feelings, urges, and behaviors.
Admittedly, this mode of screening for sexual behavior disorders may not always be precise, however the survey results in a high prevalence. The researchers explain that this compulsive sexual behavior disorder is a pattern of persistent failure to control intense sexual urges that can lead to profound distress and social handicap in the subject.
Evaluating the frequency of these disorders, which are still taboo , can help to better define the specific symptoms, the clinical picture and the detection of this "hypersexuality" and to propose therapies earlier. The authors' message is clear: health professionals must be aware of the high number of people concerned about a lack of control over their sexual behavior, carefully assess the nature of the problem, consider its possible etiology and know how to offer appropriate therapies to these men. and these women.
This survey shows few gender differences in reporting levels of distress and difficulty controlling sexual feelings, urges and behaviors. A result which certainly surprises and contrasts with the ideology which considers women rather as "guardians of sexuality" supposed to control their sexual urges and who would therefore be less likely to develop compulsive sexual behavior.
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