Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition

A young man presented with high libido for 3 years, associated with preoccupation with sexual thoughts combined with his pursuit of pornographic materials. He had strong psychological cravings for and had spent large amount of money on sex, resulting in a dispute with his family. There were no mood...

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Main Authors: Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang, Masiran, Ruziana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/1/Intellectual%20disability%20complicated%20by%20sexual%20addiction.pdf
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description A young man presented with high libido for 3 years, associated with preoccupation with sexual thoughts combined with his pursuit of pornographic materials. He had strong psychological cravings for and had spent large amount of money on sex, resulting in a dispute with his family. There were no mood or psychotic symptoms. Medical history revealed recent diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis. Cognitive assessment showed subtle deficiencies in reasoning and executive functions. There was occasional use of alcohol. Sexual addiction with comorbid mild intellectual disability was diagnosed, and pharmacological as well as psychological management were started.
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spelling upm-621962019-04-22T02:47:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/ Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang Masiran, Ruziana A young man presented with high libido for 3 years, associated with preoccupation with sexual thoughts combined with his pursuit of pornographic materials. He had strong psychological cravings for and had spent large amount of money on sex, resulting in a dispute with his family. There were no mood or psychotic symptoms. Medical history revealed recent diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis. Cognitive assessment showed subtle deficiencies in reasoning and executive functions. There was occasional use of alcohol. Sexual addiction with comorbid mild intellectual disability was diagnosed, and pharmacological as well as psychological management were started. BMJ Publishing Group 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/1/Intellectual%20disability%20complicated%20by%20sexual%20addiction.pdf Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang and Masiran, Ruziana (2017) Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition. BMJ Case Reports, 2017. pp. 1-3. ISSN ESSN: 1757-790X https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2016-218738.abstract 10.1136/bcr-2016-218738
spellingShingle Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang
Masiran, Ruziana
Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
title Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
title_full Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
title_fullStr Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
title_full_unstemmed Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
title_short Intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
title_sort intellectual disability complicated by sexual addiction: an uncommon presentation of a common condition
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62196/1/Intellectual%20disability%20complicated%20by%20sexual%20addiction.pdf