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Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity
The Journal of Treatment & Prevention
Volume 8, 2001 - Issue 3-4
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Online Sexual Problems: Assessment and Predictive Variables

Pages 267-285 | Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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Mark D. Griffiths. (2012) Internet sex addiction: A review of empirical research. Addiction Research & Theory 20:2, pages 111-124.
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Olivia Henry, Rebecca Mandeville-Norden, Elizabeth Hayes & Vincent Egan. (2010) Do internet-based sexual offenders reduce to normal, inadequate and deviant groups?. Journal of Sexual Aggression 16:1, pages 33-46.
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Barry McCarthy & RebeccaL. Ginsberg. (2008) Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. Journal of Family Psychotherapy 18:4, pages 29-42.
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JillC. Manning. (2006) The Impact of Internet Pornography on Marriage and the Family: A Review of the Research. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity 13:2-3, pages 131-165.
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Laura Lynne Armstrong. (2006) Barriers to Intimate Sexuality: Concerns and Meaning-Based Therapy Approaches. The Humanistic Psychologist 34:3, pages 281-298.
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