2024
Current Understanding of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Co-occurring Conditions: What Clinicians Should Know about Pharmacological Options
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Current Understanding of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Co-occurring Conditions: What Clinicians Should Know about Pharmacological Options. CNS Drugs 2024, 38: 255-265. PMID: 38485889, DOI: 10.1007/s40263-024-01075-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderSexual behavior disorderReuptake inhibitorsBehavioral disordersPornography usePharmacological treatmentCo-occurring disordersEmpirical supportSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsCo-occurring conditionsMood stabilizersPsychiatric disordersPsychological therapiesTricyclic antidepressantsGeneralizability of resultsOpioid antagonistSerotonin antagonistsDisordersSerotoninPharmacological optionsPharmacological approachesAntagonistPharmacological therapyNarrative reviewNefazodone
2008
The Treatment of Pathologic Gambling
Brewer J, Grant J, Potenza M. The Treatment of Pathologic Gambling. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2008, 7: 1-13. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0b013e31803155c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPharmacologic therapyPathologic gamblingSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPharmacologic treatment studiesSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsStandardized outcome measuresComparison of interventionsPreliminary positive resultsSelf-help programReuptake inhibitorsOpioid antagonistSpecific therapyOutcome measuresConsistent efficacyTreatment studiesBehavioral treatmentLarger studyTherapySpecific subpopulationsResults MultiplePharmacotherapyTreatmentPositive resultsAvailable literatureEfficacy