Applying a Sexual Health Model to the Assessment and Treatment of Internet Sexual Compulsivity

• NCJ Number: 239337
• Journal: Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity Volume: 19 Issue: 1-2 Dated: January - June 2012 Pages: 3-15
• Author(s): Weston Edwards
• Date Published: June 2012
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article describes the application of the Sexual Health Model to treatment for cybersex.

Abstract

This article describes the application of the Sexual Health Model (Robinson, Bockting, Rosser, Miner, & Coleman, 2002) to treatment for cybersex. A brief summary of the historical development of the model is followed by a deeper review of how the model is important in addressing the issues related to cybersex. Specific strategies are discussed regarding the components of the sexual health model as a pathway for interventions addressing problematic cybersex behaviors. Specific exercises and activities for each of these components may be found in the Edwards, Delmonico, and Griffin (2011) workbook, Cybersex Unplugged. (Published Abstract)