According to psychologist and researcher Patrick Carnes Ph.D, an
estimated 8% of the total population of men and 3% of women are
sexually addicted.
AllPsych Journal: May 13, 2003
http://allpsych.com/journal/sexaddiction.html
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"The National Association of Sexual Addiction Problems estimated that
6 to 8 percent of Americans are sex addicts, which is 16 to 21.5
million."
http://www.olywa.net/wip/March2002/SexAddiction.html
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?Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., the researcher who first identified sexual
addiction as a condition, has estimated that about 8% of men and 3% of
women from the population in the US are sexually addicted. This
constitutes over 15 million people in this country alone?
http://bipolar.about.com/cs/hypersex/a/aa_hypersex.htm
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?The case is a horror story of sex addiction, a disorder not
officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association but one
that many psychiatrists are becoming increasingly concerned about.
About 8 percent of men in the United States (and 3 percent of women)
have the disorder, but few of those affected are getting the help they
need.?
RX Magazine
http://rx.magazine.tripod.com/mh_20000927.htm
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Sexual addiction: three fourths are men
?Although the exact prevalence of sexual addiction is unclear, one
expert estimates that there are 9 million sex addicts in this country,
and approximately three fourths of them are men. Another nationally
recognized authority places the figure at 15 million.?
A stranger in the house: living with a sex addict
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0826/is_n5_v10/ai_15802596
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"The National Council on Sexual Addiction Compulsivity estimated that
6%-8% of Americans are sex addicts, which is 16 million-21.5 million
people."
Source: Cooper, Alvin, Dana E. Putnam, Lynn A. Planchon, and Sylvain
C. Boies. "Online Sexual Compulsivity: Getting Tangled in the Net."
Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 6:79-104. (Taken from Amparano, J.
"Sex addicts get help." The Arizona Republic, p. A1. 1999
NCPCF
http://php.eos.net/nationalcoalition/stat.phtml?ID=53
Other Sexual Related Statistics
http://www.nationalcoalition.org/stat.html
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?Inconsistency in the way sex addiction is diagnosed makes it hard to
determine prevalence. Best estimates indicate that between 3 percent
and 6 percent of Americans suffer from some form of sex addiction,
according to the National Association of Sexual Addiction and
Compulsivity.?
Psych Central
http://psychcentral.com/library/sexaddict_general.htm
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?Experts say that as many as 10 million Americans (a majority of them
men) may suffer from the disorder, and that it can lead to personal or
family distress, problems at work, and legal or financial
consequences.?
HealthGate
http://community.healthgate.com/GetContent.asp?siteid=ucsd&docid=/healthy/sexuality/1997/sexaddict/sexaddict
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More Statistics on Sexual Addiction
http://www.bebroken.com/stats_on_sex_addiction.htm#sa
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6% - 8% of Americans are sex addicts
16 million ? 21.5 million Americans are sex addicts
The majority of sex addicts are men between the ages of 20 years to 30 years old
Human Sexual Addiction Presentation
http://plaza.ufl.edu/geoffro/Human%20Sexual%20Addiction.ppt
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I hope you find this information helpful!
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Bobbie7 |
Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
27 Aug 2004 07:31 PDT
Patrick Carnes Carnes' landmark study of the recoveries of 1,000 sex
addicts is summarized in his book Don't Call It Love.
The book Don't Call It Love : Recovery From Sexual Addiction
by PATRICK CARNES is available at Amazon.
?Sex is abused by sexual addicts the same way alcohol or drugs are
abused by the chemically dependent. Based on an in-depth survey of
more than 1,000 sexual addicts in recovery, a leading expert on sexual
addiction now offers the astonishing results of his research. Includes
self-tests and warning signs, plus therapies to aid recovery.?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553351389/qid=1093616698/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-2465402-2007950?v=glance&s=books
Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D., C.A.S. is the Clinical Director of Sexual
Disorder Services at The Meadows, an internationally recognized,
private multiple addiction/disorder treatment and recovery facility in
Wickenburg, Arizona, 60 miles northwest of Phoenix in Wickenburg,
Arizona.
Call toll-free 1-800-MEADOWS(632-3697).
Excerpt:
?The educational and therapeutic services for sexual disorders
available at The Meadows are built on the technology evolved through
Dr. Carnes' landmark study of the recoveries of 1,000 sex addicts.
This work, summaried in Don't Call It Love, has been described by New
Age Journal as "the best book on the market about addiction and its
costs and consequences."
?Dr. Carnes' pioneering career work includes the design of the first
inpatient facility for sexual addiction in the country at Golden
Valley Health Center in Minnesota.?
(...)
?Dr. Carnes received his Doctorate of Philosophy in counselor
education and organizational development from the University of
Minnesota. Dr. Carnes serves as a member of the board of directors for
the National Council of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity and the
National Advisory Board of the American Academy of Health Care
Providers in The Addictive Disorders. Additionally, he is the
vice-chair of the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute (ISTI), a
collaborative organization of fourteen denominations working on sexual
trauma within a faith context.
Information on Dr. Carnes' workship and conference schedule and other
programs by The Meadows on self-defeating relationships, personal
growth and recovery, and post-traumatic stress is available by calling
toll-free 1-800-MEADOWS(632-3697).?
http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/author/detail/4319
I hope this helps.
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