Sex addiction and gambling disorder : Similarities and differences
Farré Martí, Josep Maria (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Hospital universitari de Bellvitge)
Granero, Roser (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Aragay Vicente, Núria (Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa)
Mallorquí-Bagué, Núria (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Ferrer, V. (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
More, A. (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Bouman, W. P. (The Nottingham Gender Clinic)
Arcelus, Jon (The Nottingham Gender Clinic)
Savvidou, L. G. (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Penelo Werner, Eva (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Aymamí, Neus (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Gunnard, Katarina (Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona, Catalunya))
Romaguera, A. (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Vallès, V. (Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa)
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)

Data:	2015
Resum:	Objective Recently, the DSM-5 has developed a new diagnostic category named "Substance-related and Addictive Disorders". This category includes gambling disorder (GD) as the sole behavioral addiction, but does not include sex addiction (SA). The aim of this study is to investigate whether SA should be classified more closely to other behavioral addictions, via a comparison of the personality characteristics and comorbid psychopathology of individuals with SA with those of individuals with GD, which comes under the category of addiction and related disorders. Method The sample included 59 patients diagnosed with SA, who were compared to 2190 individuals diagnosed with GD and to 93 healthy controls. Assessment measures included the Diagnostic Questionnaire for Pathological Gambling, the South Oaks Gambling Screen, the Symptom CheckList-90 Items-Revised and the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised. Results No statistically significant differences were found between the two clinical groups, except for socio-economic status. Although statistically significant differences were found between both clinical groups and controls for all scales on the SCL-90, no differences were found between the two clinical groups. The results were different for personality characteristics: logistic regression models showed that sex addictive behavior was predicted by a higher education level and by lower scores for TCI-R novelty-seeking, harm avoidance, persistence and self-transcendence. Being employed and lower scores in cooperativeness also tended to predict the presence of sex addiction. Conclusions While SA and GD share some psychopathological and personality traits that are not present in healthy controls, there are also some diagnostic-specific characteristics that differentiate between the two clinical groups. These findings may help to increase our knowledge of phenotypes existing in behavioral addictions.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Matèria:	Sex addiction ; Gambling disorder
Publicat a:	Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol. 56 (2015) , p. 59-68, ISSN 1532-8384

DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.10.002

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