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While measuring the sexualization of men and women in popular media over the past 40 years, Erin Hatton, PhD and Mary Nell Trautner, PhD found that there have been some dramatic changes in our culture. In "Equal Opportunity Objectification?  The Sexualization of Men...

Treatment providers working in the field of addiction know that accountability is an essential piece of the foundation of long-term, ongoing sobriety.  There are even all kinds of slogans in the 12-step programs that speak to it, such as "You are as sick as your...

in·fi·del·i·ty n.pl. in·fi·del·i·ties 1. a. Unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse.     b. An act of sexual unfaithfulness. 2. Lack of fidelity or loyalty. 3. Lack of religious belief. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth...

Recently, in order to explore infidelity on the internet, Kholos Wysocki and Childers placed a survey on a website aimed at married people looking for sexual partners outside their marriage. A total of 5,187 adults answered questions about internet use, sexual...

Recently, as news of Arnold Schwartzenegger's extramarital affair (and out of wedlock child) and Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest for hit the news together, there have been a spate of articles about the two of them – men in power behaving badly, men in power being...

When celebrities confess sexual betrayal it can trigger painful feelings and memories for the partners of sex addicts. It is hard to look away when it's all over the news, radio and internet. You may want to ask yourself a few questions: Does it help or hurt me to...

The following is an interview with a woman who self-identified as being in recovery from a sex addiction.  She is in her 40′s, professional, and married with children.  She asked to remain anonymous for the sake of her privacy; she used the pseudonym "Nora."  I asked...

The recent news has been full of articles about celebrity Charlie Sheen’s drinking and womanizing with various women sex workers and porn film actors. Many media outlets will ignore this story, understanding it is not news; but other media will cover it. Comedians and...

A patient of mine once told me the story of when he “hit bottom” and stopped drinking. He had promised his wife he would stop drinking but they were headed towards a party and he felt panicked. He asked her to stop at a grocery store on the way to pick something up,...

Frequently when a therapist suggests that his or her patient might be helped by psychotropic medication the suggestion is met with concern, doubt, or even anger. This is even the case when a patient has been suffering for years from mood, impulse, or attention-related...