In the World Health Organization's forthcoming eleventh revision of the International Classification
of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD‐11), substantial changes have been …

Background: In addition to psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy is an important treatment
option for paraphilias, especially in sexual offenders. Cyproterone acetate (CPA) and …

This article gives an overview of current pharmacological treatment of paraphilias and sex
offenders focusing on the situation in Germany. Information about selective serotonin reuptake …

Background Naltrexone and acamprosate have been shown to be effective in relapse
prevention of alcoholism via different pharmacologic mechanisms. Since it remains uncertain …

During the last decade, there has been heated debate regarding whether compulsive
sexual behaviour should be classified as a mental/behavioural disorder. Compulsive sexual …

Background and aims Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) which includes problematic
pornography use (PPU) is a clinically relevant syndrome that has been included in the …

The term hypersexuality was introduced to describe excessive sexual behavior associated
with a person’s inability to control his or her sexual behavior. The main aim of the present …

Background Different pharmacologic agents are used in the treatment of paraphilic
disorders in sexual offenders or men with a risk of sexual offending, with luteinizing hormone-…

Consistent evidence exists for sexual interest in children in nonclinical/nonforensic male
populations. However, prevalences for community men's self-reported sexual interest in …

Among the important changes in the ICD‐11 is the addition of 21 new mental disorders.
New categories are typically proposed to: a) improve the usefulness of morbidity statistics; b) …