Sex Addiction Debate Divides Mental Health Experts
The DSM-5 debate on hypersexual disorder divides experts. Some see it as a serious condition with addiction-like features, while others warn the research is unsettled and no consensus exists on a formal diagnosis. Notable figures discussed include Woods, Duchovny, and Pinsky.
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Tiger Woods
David Duchovny
Michael Miner
University of Minnesota
Hypersexual Disorder Proposed for DSM Fifth Edition
Psychiatrists seek to add hypersexual disorder to DSM five with criteria including four or more symptoms over six months such as excessive sexual fantasies and behaviors, mood-triggered actions, failed control efforts, and risk disregard. Studies link sexual behavior to mood states and brain chemical changes and note higher impulsivity in affected men.
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Kinsey Institute For Research In
Indiana University
Miner
Inner thigh strengthening with chair and ball exercise
Beth Bastien of EMH Center for Health & Fitness shares a seven week routine for 70 plus adults using a chair and a soft ball. The move shown targets inner thigh muscles with 8 to 12 reps per set and two to three sessions weekly, with rest days.
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EMH Center For Health & Fitness
Avon
Beth Bastien
Bastien
Spring choir concert brings simple joy to family night
A Lorain County mom recalls her children Ryan Keira Ethan and the four elementary choirs plus a middle school guest choir performing in a single spring concert. The event felt stress free with family support, applause and a calm home afterward.
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Ryan
Ethan
Keira
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