ABSTRACT

The inclusion of the novel diagnosis of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in the forthcoming 11^th edition of the International Classification of Diseases has spurred increasing interest in the clinical profile of the disorder. Such attention has included a focus on potential comorbidities, risk factors, or symptoms resulting from such behaviors, including anxiety. Anxiety disorders have long been noted as comorbid with many other diagnoses, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and substance use disorders. This review aims to understand the relationship between anxiety and compulsive sexual behavior in adults and adolescents, based on available quantitative studies. A search of PsycInfo and PubMed revealed 40 studies which quantitatively assessed a relationship between an anxiety measure and a Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder measure, including dissertations and published articles using clinical and community samples. A qualitative synthesis and risk of bias analysis of the studies was conducted, rather than a meta-analysis, due to the variety of methods. Overall, studies were primarily cross-sectional and the relationship between these two constructs was unclear, likely due to several factors, including inconsistent measurement of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder, lack of gender diversity, and very little longitudinal data. Directions for future research are discussed.

摘要

将强迫性行为障碍的新诊断纳入即将到来的第^十一届国际疾病分类的版本激起了人们对该疾病临床特征的日益浓厚的兴趣。这种关注包括关注潜在的合并症、危险因素或此类行为引起的症状，包括焦虑。长期以来，焦虑症一直被认为与许多其他诊断共存，例如创伤后应激障碍、强迫症和物质使用障碍。本综述旨在根据现有的定量研究，了解成人和青少年焦虑与强迫性行为之间的关系。对 PsycInfo 和 PubMed 的搜索显示了 40 项研究，这些研究定量评估了焦虑测量和强迫性行为障碍测量之间的关系，包括使用临床和社区样本的论文和发表的文章。由于方法多种多样，对研究进行了定性综合和偏倚风险分析，而不是荟萃分析。总体而言，研究主要是横断面的，这两种结构之间的关系尚不清楚，可能是由于多种因素造成的，包括强迫性行为障碍的测量不一致、缺乏性别多样性以及很少的纵向数据。讨论了未来研究的方向。包括对强迫性行为障碍的测量不一致、缺乏性别多样性以及很少的纵向数据。讨论了未来研究的方向。包括对强迫性行为障碍的测量不一致、缺乏性别多样性以及很少的纵向数据。讨论了未来研究的方向。