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Hypersexual disorder is the classification label currently being proposed as a diagnostic category in the forthcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) schedule for May 2013. As it is currently constituted, hypersexual disorder is characterized by repetitive and intense preoccupation with sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors causing adverse consequences leading to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning (Kafka 2010). Individuals meeting diagnostic criteria for hypersexual disorder purportedly engage in sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors, in a maladaptive way in response to dysphoric mood states or in response to stressful life events. A hallmark of this proposed disorder includes multiple unsuccessful attempts to control or diminish the amount of time consumed by sexual fantasies, urges, and sexual behavior (Kafka, 2010; Kaplan & Krueger, 2010; Reid, Karim, McCrory, & Carpenter, 2010)

DSM-V Proposed Classification Criteria for Hypersexual Disorder
A. Over a period of at least six months, recurrent and intense sexual fantasies, sexual urges, and sexual behavior in association with four or more of the following five criteria:


 * 1) Excessive time is consumed by sexual fantasies and urges, and by planning for and engaging in sexual behavior.
 * 2) Repetitively engaging in these sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior in response to dysphoric mood states (e.g., anxiety, depression, boredom, irritability).
 * 3) Repetitively engaging in sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior in response to stressful life events.
 * 4) Repetitive but unsuccessful efforts to control or significantly reduce these sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior.
 * 5) Repetitively engaging in sexual behavior while disregarding the risk for physical or emotional harm to self or others.

B. There is clinically significant personal distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning associated with the frequency and intensity of these sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior.

C. These sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior are not due to direct physiological effects of exogenous substances (e.g., drugs of abuse or medications) or to Manic Episodes.

D. The person is at least 18 years of age.

Specify if:


 * Masturbation


 * Pornography


 * Sexual Behavior With Consenting Adults


 * Cybersex


 * Telephone Sex


 * Strip Clubs


 * Other: