Compulsive sexual behavior and psychopathology among treatment-seeking men in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Autor(es)

Scanavino, Marco de Tubino ^[1] ; Ventuneac, Ana ^[2] ; Najjar Abdo, Carmita Helena ^[1] ; Tavares, Hermano ^[1] ; Sant'Ana do Amaral, Maria Luiza ^[1] ; Messina, Bruna ^[1] ; dos Reis, Sirlene Caramello ^[1] ; Lian Branco Mattins, Joao Paulo ^[1] ; Parsons, Jeffrey T. ^{[3, 2, 4, 5]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo Med Sch FMUSP, Dept & Inst Psychiat, HC, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] CUNY Hunter Coll, Ctr HIV AIDS Educ Studies & Training CHEST, New York, NY 10021 - USA

^[3] CUNY, Grad Ctr, New York, NY - USA

^[4] CUNY Hunter Coll, Dept Psychol, New York, NY 10021 - USA

^[5] CUNY Hunter Coll, Dept Publ Hlth, New York, NY 10021 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH; v. 209, n. 3, p. 518-524, OCT 30 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 16

Resumo

This study examined compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) and psychopathology in a treatment-seeking sample of men in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Eighty-six men (26% gay, 17% bisexual, 57% heterosexual) who met diagnostic criteria for excessive sexual drive and sexual addiction completed assessments consisting of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, a structured clinical interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders Clinical Version (segment for Impulse Control Disorder), Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS), and questions about problematic CSB. The average SCS score for our sample was above the cut-off score reported in other studies, and 72% of the sample presented at least one Axis I psychiatric diagnosis. There were no differences among gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men on SCS scores and psychiatric conditions, but gay and bisexual men were more likely than heterosexual men to report casual sex and sex with multiple casual partners as problematic behaviors. SCS scores were associated with psychiatric co-morbidities, mood disorder, and suicide risk, but diagnosis of a mood disorder predicted higher SCS scores in a regression analysis. The study provides important data on the mental health needs of men with CSB in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/15921-6 - Aspectos clínicos, psicopatológicos e comportamento sexual de risco dos sujeitos com impulso sexual excessivo do Instituto de Psiquiatria do HCFMUSP, estudo caso-controle
• Beneficiário: Marco de Tubino Scanavino
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular