"The Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy is a prominent journal publishing research, case studies and clinical discussions regarding sexuality and intimate relationships. Their journal articles are viewed and downloaded on average about 160,000 times a year. Their aim and scope is to offer "a multidisciplinary forum for review and debate in the field of psychosexual and relationship therapies. It presents original research and best practice and is a vehicle for new theory, methodology, and application.""
"The tiresome debate about whether sex or porn addiction are real or not has gone on for decades, led primarily by committed, dedicated advocates for these terms, who are overwhelmingly people who make money from treating these alleged conditions, or who self-identify as sex addicts, or both. I've written in the past about the ways in which researchers on pornography and sex have predominantly stopped viewing addiction as a useful model or explanation."
The Journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy will no longer accept submissions using the terms 'sex addiction' or 'pornography addiction.' The journal publishes widely and its editors consider the debate closed. The terms 'sex addiction' and 'porn addiction' lack scientific validity and their continued use can cause harm, especially when promoted by those who profit from treating alleged conditions or by self-identified addicts. Researchers studying pornography and sexuality have largely abandoned the addiction model. Many therapists nevertheless continue using the addiction framework. Clinical practice should prioritize sex-positive, evidence-based approaches rather than framing problematic sexual behavior as an addiction.
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