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The Dangers of Sex Addiction

By David J. Ley, Ph.D. on July 22, 2010 in Women Who Stray

The labels of sex addiction, hypersexuality, pornography addiction, sexual compulsion, erotomania, etc., have serious risks and problems. Challenges to these labels reflect much more than just an intellectual argument, but highlight substantial risks and problems that these labels incorporate. Read More

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David J. Ley, Ph.D.

David J. Ley, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and author of Insatiable Wives, Women Who Stray and The Men Who Love Them, available from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

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