Risk sexual behavior, clinical and psychopathological aspects of individuals with excessive sexual desire of the Instituto de psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, a case-control study

• Grant number: 10/15921-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2011
• End date: September 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Psychiatry
• Principal Investigator: Marco de Tubino Scanavino
• Grantee: Marco de Tubino Scanavino
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In his previous research, the author found an association between the risk for HIV/AIDS and increased sexual impulsivity. This association has been little studied, especially when divorced from the contexts of samples of men who have sex with men (MSM) and/or samples of users of psychoactive substances. The lack of scientific evidence (a few studies with clinical samples) about the impulsive sexual behavior and associated factors (psychopathological, clinical, among others) may explain the low emphasis of prevention campaigns against HIV/AIDS on the role of sexual impulsivity. The main hypothesis of the study is that the sexual impulsivity is associated with transmitting HIV. Other hypotheses are that sexual impulsivity is associated with psychiatric co-morbidity, personality disturbs, and problems to establish affectionate relationship. We aim to conduct a case-control study in a sample of individuals with excessive sexual drive of the Institute of Psychiatry HCFMUSP, and individuals without excessive sexual drive, in which it is planned: a) develop the translation, cultural adaptation and validation for use in Brazil of instruments that measure the sexual impulse behavior; b) investigate the factors associated with sexual impulsivity. They are: HIV/AIDS, other STD, sexual risk behavior, psychiatric comorbidities, personality disturbs, unhealthy affectionate relationship, poor knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and impairment of quality of life. Cases will be defined by ICD-10 criteria for F52.7-Excessive Sexual Drive and the criteria of Goodman (2005) for sexual addiction. The variables will be investigated by standardized instruments. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SCANAVINO, MARCO D. T.; VENTUNEAC, ANA; ABDO, CARMITA H. N.; TAVARES, HERMANO; AMARAL, MARIA L. S.; MESSINA, BRUNA; REIS, SIRLENE C.; MARTINS, JOAO P. L. B.; PARSONS, JEFFREY T.. Sexual compulsivity, anxiety, depression, and sexual risk behavior among treatment-seeking men in São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, v. 40, n. 4, p. 424-431, OCT-DEC 2018. (10/15921-6)

SCANAVINO, MARCO DE T.; VENTUNEAC, ANA; RENDINA, H. JONATHON; ABDO, CARMITA H. N.; TAVARES, HERMANO; DO AMARAL, MARIA L. S.; MESSINA, BRUNA; DOS REIS, SIRLENE C.; MARTINS, JOAO P. L. B.; GORDON, MARINA C.; et al. Sexual Compulsivity Scale, Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory, and Hypersexual Disorder Screening Inventory: Translation, Adaptation, and Validation for Use in Brazil. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, v. 45, n. 1, p. 207-217, JAN 2016. (10/15921-6)

MESSINA, BRUNA; FUENTES, DANIEL; TAVARES, HERMANO; ABDO, CARMITA H. N.; SCANAVINO, MARCO DE T.. Executive Functioning of Sexually Compulsive and Non-Sexually Compulsive Men Before and After Watching an Erotic Video. Journal of Sexual Medicine, v. 14, n. 3, p. 347-354, MAR 2017. (10/15921-6)

SCANAVINO, MARCO DE TUBINO; VENTUNEAC, ANA; NAJJAR ABDO, CARMITA HELENA; TAVARES, HERMANO; SANT'ANA DO AMARAL, MARIA LUIZA; MESSINA, BRUNA; DOS REIS, SIRLENE CARAMELLO; LIAN BRANCO MATTINS, JOAO PAULO; PARSONS, JEFFREY T.. Compulsive sexual behavior and psychopathology among treatment-seeking men in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, v. 209, n. 3, p. 518-524, OCT 30 2013. (10/15921-6)

SCANAVINO, MARCO D. T.; VENTUNEAC, ANA; CARAMELLI, BRUNO; NAUFAL, LUCAS; SANTOS FILHO, CARLOS S. D.; NISIDA, ISABELLE V. V.; AMARAL, MARIA L. S.; VIEIRA, JULIE C.; PARSONS, JEFFREY T.. Cardiovascular and psychopathological factors among non-sexually compulsive, sexually compulsive, and hypersexual individuals in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE, v. 25, n. 1, p. 121-129, JAN 2 2020. (10/15921-6)

MESSINA, BRUNA; FUENTES, DANIEL; TAVARES, HERMANO; ABDO, CARMITA H. N.; SCANAVINO, MARCO DE T.. Response and Rebuttal to Editorial Comment on "Executive Functioning of Sexually Compulsive and Non-Sexually Compulsive Men, Before and After Watching Erotic Video". Journal of Sexual Medicine, v. 14, n. 3, p. 1-pg., 2017-03-01. (10/15921-6)

SCANAVINO, MARCO D. T.; VENTUNEAC, ANA; ABDO, CARMITA H. N.; TAVARES, HERMANO; AMARAL, MARIA L. S.; MESSINA, BRUNA; REIS, SIRLENE C.; MARTINS, JOAO P. L. B.; PARSONS, JEFFREY T.. Sexual compulsivity, anxiety, depression, and sexual risk behavior among treatment-seeking men in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, v. 40, n. 4, p. 8-pg., 2018-10-01. (10/15921-6)