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100 1 0 _aStrika-Bruneau, Lana
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700 1 0 _a Benyamina, Amine
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245 0 0 _aIntegrative therapy for sexual addiction and concurrent anxiety and depression symptoms: A case study
260 _c2023.
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520 _aPatients suffering from sexual addiction also present with low levels of psychological flexibility and emotion regulation. New approaches—such as mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)—that specifically target these processes may be appropriate for the treatment of this complex disorder. This case study describes an integrative therapy, which includes elements from ACT, DBT, and other complementary approaches; and analyzes the pre-treatment, end-of-treatment, and two-month follow-up data of a patient with concurrent sexual addiction and anxiety and depression symptoms. We found that the severity of the sexual addiction, symptoms of anxiety and depression, psychological flexibility, and emotion regulation all significantly improved after therapy. These preliminary data provide clinicians with a conceptual framework for treating patients using integrative therapy, and may guide future research on these approaches in the field of addiction, and notably behavioral addiction.
690 _aanxiety
690 _aprocess-based therapy
690 _apsychological flexibility
690 _aintegrative therapy
690 _adialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
690 _aand commitment therapy (ACT)
690 _aemotion regulation
690 _amindfulness
690 _asexual addiction
690 _adepression
690 _aacceptance
690 _aanxiety
690 _aprocess-based therapy
690 _apsychological flexibility
690 _aintegrative therapy
690 _adialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
690 _aand commitment therapy (ACT)
690 _aemotion regulation
690 _amindfulness
690 _asexual addiction
690 _adepression
690 _aacceptance
786 0 _nPsychotropes | 29 | 2 | 2023-11-14 | p. 145-168 | 1245-2092
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-psychotropes-2023-2-page-145?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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