People Seeking Sexual Addiction Treatment, Including Celebrities, Fueling More Research into the Disorder

It’s straight from the mouths of the experts at addiction treatment centers – the numbers of people with sexual addictions are rising.

Even though addictions to sex, hypersexuality and sexual compulsivity have been the source of debate over official diagnoses, addiction experts say the numbers of people seeking treatment for the conditions continues to grow, as noted in an April 2011 article on the Online Journal.

Damage to Certain Parts of the Brain Could Influence Sex Addiction

Sex addiction has been known to consume an individual, driving that person to engage in sexual activities that have significant negative consequences. A recent Psych Central report focused on new research that discovered damage to the medical prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in rat brains behave similarly to humans who have been diagnosed with hyper-sexual disorder.

Brain Dysfunction May Contribute to Compulsive Sexual Behavior

A new study has found that frontal cortex dysfunction may contribute to sex addiction or compulsive sexual behavior. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is a region of the brain that is involved in decision-making and behavioral flexibility, and has been identified as a potential mediator of impulsive behaviors.