目前針對性成癮(Sex Addiction)的定義仍較主觀,通常是指人體受性慾的渴求所迷惑、難以自拔,產生衝動或強迫性的性行為;倘若性慾得不到滿足,就會感到極度焦慮沮喪,部分專家傾向用性慾亢進疾患(Hypersexual disorder)一詞取代性成癮。
性成癮並非肇因於單一物質(例如:尼古丁或酒精等),因此並未列入《精神疾病手冊》之中,但多數性學專家仍將其視為一種心理問題,認為當癮頭已大到干擾日常生活,就必須就醫治療。由於性慾源自雄性荷爾蒙,男性性成癮比例較高。
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