SSRI Reduction of Nonparaphilic Sexual Addiction.
The author presents two cases of nonparaphilic sexual addiction (NPSA) with comorbid depression and other psychiatric disorders in which symptoms were relieved during treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. NPSA is defined and comorbid disorders, the neurotransmitter hypothesis of sexual function, treatment considerations, and evidence for an obsessive-compulsive disorder vs mood/affect dysregulation disorder etiology for these sexual symptoms are discussed.
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Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center, Beaufort, SC, USA.