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'Sexoholism' recognized as a serious mental disorder

Being 'badly horny' is becoming an equivalent to alcoholism, gambling and drug abuse. It's been officially stated in ASAM report ( American Society of Addiction Medicine) on August 15, 2011 (с) : «This definition says that addiction is about functioning and brain circuitry and how the structure and function of the brains of persons with addiction differ from the structure and function of the brains of persons who do not have addiction. It talks about reward circuitry in the brain and related circuitry, but the emphasis is not on the external rewards that act on the reward system. Food, sexual behaviors and gambling behaviors can be associated with the pathological pursuit of rewards described in this new definition of addiction.»

"Hypersexuality, by itself, is a symptom of hypomania and mania in bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, as defined in the DSM-IV-R.»

Sexoholism is not quite the same meaning as it goes with hypersexual maniacal deviation for males (satyriasis) and females (nymphomania)

According to World Health Organization that produces the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), it also is to be recognized as kind of maniacal disorder including "excessive sexual drive" as it is in diagnosis codes (code F52.7) both for males and females.
The term 'sexoholism' should not mean hormonal + genetically-conditioned factor as it is with more widely interpreted 'hypersexuality' and does mean "an excessive uncontrollable wish of having intercourse or feeling aroused with thinking of intercourse that may be taken in one or other way of satisfaction".
The fact that sexoholism often with voyeurism + exhibitionism has been determined as a problem, issues from numerous psychiatric reports, complaints and statistic data taken from people for which it has become an obsession problem. World-wide famous persons like Tiger Woods or home porn amateurs from showbiz strars to just ordinary men or women, are said to encounter sudden uncontrollable + ambivalent emotions like sociopathic anger, panic fear, poor memory, quick change of behavior etc. Sexoholism consuming nerve cells, time and money, destroying family life + hampers work career.
Citing ABC news article:

«Reports of alleged sexual encounters in a church parking lot, after watching a Tom Hanks movie, and with two porn stars, a lingerie model and a breakfast waitress – among others – were quickly followed this week by headlines and talk-show guests wondering aloud if the world's No. 1 golfer, Tiger Woods, is a "sex addict."
The jury is still out on whether Woods is addicted to sex, psychologists told ABC News.com, explaining that such a diagnosis requires several criteria, including determining if he can control his urges, and whether not having sex makes him anxious.
"There are a lot of people out there calling him a sex addict," said Judy Kuriansky, a psychologist and sex expert at Columbia University. "But you have to ask is this really the behavior of an addict, or this the behavior of a very rich, powerful, celebrity, man, who has been given lots of opportunities?"
Ironically, if Woods declares himself an addict, it might prove to be the one path to redemption, Kuriansky said.
"Once you medicalize it, once you call it 'sex addiction' then the guy has an excuse; he gets a pass," said Kuriansky, author of "The Idiot's Guide to a Healthy Relationship."

"Years ago, if you called someone a sex addict, that would be big shame. But now someone can hold up that diagnosis and say, 'I can't control my behavior.' Then he goes into rehab and the public gives him a pass," she said.
Several celebrities, including actors Michael Douglas and David Duchovny, have admitted to being sex addicts and have sought treatment.
In the days since Woods wrecked his car early on the morning of Nov. 27 outside his Florida home, sparking rumors of marital problems and a flood of allegations of marital infidelities, tabloids have claimed the golfer engaged in affairs with at least 11 women.
Steamy details have emerged from some of the women who have admitted to dalliances with the wealthy golfer, including the recent publication of a series of text messages in which Woods allegedly planned meetings with 24-year-old waitress Jamiee Grubbs and asked her to "send something very naughty."
Another woman, Mindy Lawton, 33, a waitress at a diner near Woods' home in Orlando, told British tabloid News of the World that the golfer had an insatiable sex drive.
"He had such a big sex drive and wanted it fulfilled," Lawton told the paper. "Sometimes I looked like a rag doll after we'd made love," she said. "He really did like it quite rough. He wanted to spank me and loved pulling my hair as we had sex. He also liked me to talk dirty to him, but hair-pulling was what really turned him on."
Sex addiction is one way to explain Woods' behavior, but it is not the only one, said sport psychologist Richard Lustberg.
Woods' affairs are not that unusual for any man, but particularly not that unusual for a professional athlete, he said.
"Men will be men," he said. "Well-to-do men who can afford a certain lifestyle, travel this way – there is gambling, eating, and, of course, women. There are businesses that cater to them specifically," he said.
"But there is also a certain culture among professional athletes. They're on the road for months out of the year, and they're constantly being exposed to a multitude of opportunity. They're constantly going from city to city – sometimes, they hang out in the hotel, and sometimes they go to clubs," he said."
It would not be right not to say that people realizing that they are mentally ill with sexoholism are
indifferent or unwilling to cure it. Quite the reverse.

http://www.sa.org/
http://www.sexaa.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_addiction
http://candeohealthysexuality.com/sex-addiction-self-test/?cid=02&ptype=s&channel=aw&gclid=CJaNnafn9KsCFcO-zAod4X6QsQ