Perrotta Hypersexuality Questionnaire (PeHy-Q): Development, regulation and validation of a new psychometric instrument for the diagnosis of hypersexuality DOI Open Access
Perrotta Giulio

Annals of Psychiatry and Treatment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 036 - 041

Published: Aug. 18, 2023

Introduction: The clinically relevant condition of hypersexuality is to date nebulous in its definition, and although it understood as a psychological behavioural alteration result which sexually motivated stimuli are inappropriately sought often experienced way that not entirely satisfactory, unclear whether an obsessive disorder or trait more complex personality consequence arising from medical condition, primary secondary. Methods: Using the Perrotta Hypersexuality Global Spectrum Gradation (PH-GSS) model, clinical control population was selected validate new psychometric test, then compared with Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST-R, v. 2.0). Results: Statistical analysis showed test has well-defined stable construct (R = 0.975; p 0.000), variables well represented 0.999; 0.000) positively correlated other constructs already validated 0.951; 0.000). Conclusions: Questionnaire (PeHy-Q) valid, efficient, effective tool diagnose improve structural functional framing patient appropriate therapy pursue.

Language: Английский

Pornography and sexual function in the post-pandemic period: a narrative review from psychological, psychiatric, and sexological perspectives DOI
Kathryn Fotinos, Andrea Sansone, A. Greifenberger

et al.

International Journal of Impotence Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(7), P. 706 - 714

Published: Jan. 6, 2024

Language: Английский

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Using Natural Language Processing Methods to Build the Hypersexuality in Bipolar Reddit Corpus: Infodemiology Study of Reddit DOI Creative Commons
Daisy Harvey, Paul Rayson, Fiona Lobban

et al.

JMIR Infodemiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5, P. e65632 - e65632

Published: March 6, 2025

Bipolar is a severe mental health condition affecting at least 2% of the global population, with clinical observations suggesting that individuals experiencing elevated mood states, such as mania or hypomania, may have an increased propensity for engaging in risk-taking behaviors, including hypersexuality. Hypersexuality has historically been stigmatized society and care provision, which makes it more difficult service users to talk about their behaviors. There need greater understanding hypersexuality develop better evidence-based treatment, support, training professionals. This study aimed assess effective methodologies identifying posts on Reddit related posted by people self-reported bipolar diagnosis. Using natural language processing techniques, this research presents specialized dataset, Talking About Corpus (TABoRC). We used various computational tools filter categorize mentioned hypersexuality, forming (HiB-RC). paper introduces novel methodology detecting hypersexuality-related conversations offers both methodological insights preliminary findings, laying groundwork further emerging field. A toolbox linguistic methods was create corpora infer demographic variables Redditors dataset. The key psychological domains corpus were measured using Linguistic Inquiry Word Count, topic model built BERTopic identify salient clusters. also discusses ethical considerations associated type analysis. TABoRC 6,679,485 from 5177 Redditors, HiB-RC totaling 2146 816 Redditors. results demonstrate that, between 2012 2021, there 91.65% average yearly increase (SD 119.6%) compared 48.14% 51.2%) 86.97% 93.8%) 27.17% 38.7%). These statistics suggest posting activity exceeded general use over same period. Several identified significant (P<.001), negative tone, discussion sex, less wellness TABoRC. Finally, 9 topics important symptom discussed needs be systematically recognized illness. demonstrates utility framework high-level overview bipolar, providing empirical evidence paves way deeper lived experience perspective.

Language: Английский

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Exploring female sexual offending with the concepts of hypersexuality and atypical psychotic disorder DOI
Mehmet Doğan, Muhammed Emin Boylu, İlker Taşdemir

et al.

Journal of Forensic Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 10, 2025

Abstract Sexual offending is often perceived as predominantly a male behavior. However, due to growing public interest in female criminality, research on offenders increasing. can be influenced by various factors, such hypersexual disorder (HSD), or may associated with psychiatric conditions like borderline personality (BPD). In this case, 46‐year‐old woman was charged sexual offense for engaging intercourse four underage adolescents. She had medical history of mood and alcohol abuse. During her evaluation our unit, it observed that she exhibited poor self‐care, appeared older than age, an inappropriate affect, impoverished thought content. subsequently diagnosed “atypical psychosis” deemed not criminally responsible the decision committee majority vote. This case highlights abuse against children much rarer among women compared men. As number studies topic increases, understanding will improve, providing guidance preventing recidivism, aiding treatment appropriate reintegration who perpetrate offenses into society.

Language: Английский

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Women's reproductive mental health: currently available evidence and future directions for research, clinical practice and health policy DOI
Louise M. Howard, Claire A. Wilson, Thomas J. Reilly

et al.

World Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 24(2), P. 196 - 215

Published: May 15, 2025

Sex and gender differences in the epidemiology of mental disorders are well documented. Less understood drivers these differences. Reproductive health represents one gendered determinants that may affect women throughout their life course. In this paper, we review common reproductive events be associated with ill health, including menstruation (with premenstrual dysphoric disorder appearing for first time recent classifications disorders), contraception, abortion, sexual dysfunction, hypersexuality, violence, coercion, infertility gynaecological conditions, menopause. Such differentially globally via a range potential biological psychosocial mechanisms. These include, example, vulnerability to physiological changes hormone levels across menstrual cycle; side effects treatment disorders; inflammation underpinning endometriosis polycystic ovarian syndrome as such depression; intersections disadvantage manifesting, structural barriers accessing products sanitation, contraception underscoring broader social impacting women's health. Greater understanding mechanisms is guiding development effective interventions, which also reviewed here. However, key evidence gaps remain, partly result historic bias research, neglect clinical practice. Furthermore, while several strategies have recently been proposed internationally, they do not usually include focus on course, particularly severe illness. Integrating co‐designed interventions into primary secondary care settings, providing tailored care, increasing base empowering make informed choices about could improve only but

Language: Английский

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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Hypersexuality in Patients with Dementia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study DOI
Saulo Queiroz Borges, Einstein Francisco Camargos

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(4), P. 263 - 271

Published: Dec. 29, 2023

Introduction The psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia are frequently observed in clinical practice, those related to sexuality particularly challenging. However, few studies have evaluated the prevalence or factors associated with hypersexuality patients dementia. Objectives This study aims determine dementia, describe factors, qualitatively report most common presentations treatments. Methods retrospective cross-sectional collected data from semi-structured charts who were followed up at a secondary care reference center between 2015 2019. Results: Of 552 total patients, 52 (9.3%) hypersexual, which was male sex ( P < .000; OR 2.95, 95% CI 1.73-5.01), frontotemporal .007), alcohol use .015; 2.35, 1.16-4.73) tobacco 2.88, 1.61-5.13). Conclusions Although our findings similar literature, their significant variability reflects limited low quality available evidence lack standardization regarding terminology, definitions, diagnostic criteria for hypersexuality.

Language: Английский

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Using Natural Language Processing Methods to Build the Hypersexuality in Bipolar Reddit Corpus: Infodemiology Study of Reddit (Preprint) DOI
Daisy Harvey, Paul Rayson, Fiona Lobban

et al.

Published: Aug. 21, 2024

BACKGROUND Bipolar is a severe mental health condition affecting at least 2% of the global population, with clinical observations suggesting that individuals experiencing elevated mood states, such as mania or hypomania, may have an increased propensity for engaging in risk-taking behaviors, including hypersexuality. Hypersexuality has historically been stigmatized society and care provision, which makes it more difficult service users to talk about their behaviors. There need greater understanding hypersexuality develop better evidence-based treatment, support, training professionals. OBJECTIVE This study aimed assess effective methodologies identifying posts on Reddit related posted by people self-reported bipolar diagnosis. Using natural language processing techniques, this research presents specialized dataset, Talking About Corpus (TABoRC). We used various computational tools filter categorize mentioned hypersexuality, forming (HiB-RC). paper introduces novel methodology detecting hypersexuality-related conversations offers both methodological insights preliminary findings, laying groundwork further emerging field. METHODS A toolbox linguistic methods was create corpora infer demographic variables Redditors dataset. The key psychological domains corpus were measured using Linguistic Inquiry Word Count, topic model built BERTopic identify salient clusters. also discusses ethical considerations associated type analysis. RESULTS TABoRC 6,679,485 from 5177 Redditors, HiB-RC totaling 2146 816 Redditors. results demonstrate that, between 2012 2021, there 91.65% average yearly increase (SD 119.6%) compared 48.14% 51.2%) 86.97% 93.8%) 27.17% 38.7%). These statistics suggest posting activity exceeded general use over same period. Several identified significant (<i>P</i>&lt;.001), negative tone, discussion sex, less wellness TABoRC. Finally, 9 topics CONCLUSIONS important symptom discussed needs be systematically recognized illness. demonstrates utility framework high-level overview bipolar, providing empirical evidence paves way deeper lived experience perspective.

Language: Английский

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Perrotta Hypersexuality Questionnaire (PeHy-Q): Development, regulation and validation of a new psychometric instrument for the diagnosis of hypersexuality DOI Open Access
Perrotta Giulio

Annals of Psychiatry and Treatment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 036 - 041

Published: Aug. 18, 2023

Introduction: The clinically relevant condition of hypersexuality is to date nebulous in its definition, and although it understood as a psychological behavioural alteration result which sexually motivated stimuli are inappropriately sought often experienced way that not entirely satisfactory, unclear whether an obsessive disorder or trait more complex personality consequence arising from medical condition, primary secondary. Methods: Using the Perrotta Hypersexuality Global Spectrum Gradation (PH-GSS) model, clinical control population was selected validate new psychometric test, then compared with Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST-R, v. 2.0). Results: Statistical analysis showed test has well-defined stable construct (R = 0.975; p 0.000), variables well represented 0.999; 0.000) positively correlated other constructs already validated 0.951; 0.000). Conclusions: Questionnaire (PeHy-Q) valid, efficient, effective tool diagnose improve structural functional framing patient appropriate therapy pursue.

Language: Английский

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