Hypersexual Disorder is proposed as a new psychiatric disorder for consideration in the
Sexual Disorders section for DSM-V. Historical precedents describing hypersexual�…

The Dual Control Model proposes that sexual responses involve an interaction between
sexual excitatory and sexual inhibitory processes. The model further postulates that�…

Sexual orientation typically describes people's sexual attractions or desires based on their
sex relative to that of a target. Despite its utility, it has been critiqued in part because it fails to�…

Outlines how the social dimensions of medical diagnosis can deepen our understanding of
health. Diagnosis is central to medicine. It creates order, explains illness, identifies�…

Recognition of sexual and gender diversity in the 21st century challenges normative
assumptions of intimacy that privilege heterosexual monogamy and the biological family�…

Emerging adulthood presents a unique developmental milieu for sexual orientation and
identity development. Over the past 10 years, a body of research has begun delineating�…

An empirical review of hypersexuality is timely as “compulsive sexual behavior” is being
considered as an impulse control disorder for inclusion in the forthcoming International�…

An essential exploration of why and how women's sexuality works—based on
groundbreaking research and brain science—that will radically transform your sex life into�…

What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a
wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation�…

In this review article, human asexuality, a relatively understudied phenomenon, is
discussed. Specifically, definitions and conceptualizations of asexuality (eg, is it a unique�…