None of the official diagnostic classification frameworks list<unk> " as a distinct disorder. DSM The American Psychiatric Association (APA) publishes and periodically updates the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a widely recognized compendium of mental health diagnostics. The version published in 1987 (DSM-III-R), referred to "distress about a pattern of repeated sexual conquests or other forms of nonparaphilic<unk> , involving a succession of people who exist only as things to be used." The reference to<unk>  was subsequently removed. The DSM-IV-TR, published in 2000 (DSM-IV-TR), did not include<unk>  as a mental disorder. Some authors suggested that<unk>  should be re-introduced into the DSM system; however,<unk>  was rejected for inclusion in the DSM-5, which was published in 2013. Darrel Regier, vice-chair of the DSM-5 task force, said that "Although 'hypersexuality' is a proposed new<unk> ...the phenomenon was not at the point where we were ready to call it an<unk> ." According to the APA, the proposed diagnosis was not included due to a lack of research into diagnostic criteria for compulsive sexual behavior. DSM-5-TR, published in March 2022, does not recognize a diagnosis of<unk> . ICD The World Health Organization produces the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is not limited to mental disorders. The most recent approved version of that document, ICD-10, includes "excessive sexual drive" as a diagnosis (code F52.7), subdividing it into satyriasis (for males) and nymphomania (for females). However, the ICD categorizes these diagnoses as compulsive behaviors or impulse control disorders and not<unk> . The most recent (albeit unapproved) version of that document, ICD-11, includes "compulsive sexual behavior disorder" as a diagnosis (code 6C72) – however, it does not use the<unk>  model. CCMD The Chinese Society of Psychiatry produces the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (CCMD), which is currently in its third edition the CCMD-3 does not include<unk>  as a diagnosis. Other Some mental health providers have proposed various, but similar, criteria for diagnosing<unk> , including Patrick Carnes, Aviel Goodman, and the late Jonathan Marsh. Carnes authored the first clinical book about sex<unk>  in 1983, based on his own empirical research. His diagnostic model is still largely utilized by the thousands of certified sex<unk>  therapists (CSATs) trained by the organization he founded. No diagnostic proposal for sex<unk>  has been adopted into any official medical diagnostic manual, however. During the update of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual to version 5 (DSM-5), the APA rejected two independent proposals for inclusion. In 2011, the American Society of<unk>  Medicine (ASAM), the largest medical consensus of physicians dedicated to treating and preventing<unk> , redefined<unk>  as a chronic brain disorder, which for the first time broadened the definition of<unk>  from substances to include addictive behaviors and reward-seeking, such as gambling and sex. Borderline personality disorder The ICD, DSM and CCMD list promiscuity as a prevalent and problematic symptom for Borderline Personality Disorder. Individuals with this diagnosis sometimes engage in sexual behaviors that can appear out of control, distressing the individual or attracting negative reactions from others. There is therefore a risk that a person presenting with sex<unk> , may in fact be suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. This may lead to inappropriate or incomplete treatment. Medical reviews and position statements In November 2016, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the official body for sex and relationship therapy in the United States, issued a position statement on sex<unk>  declaring that their organization "does not find sufficient empirical evidence to support the classification of sex<unk>  or porn<unk>  as a mental health disorder, and does not find the<unk>  training and treatment methods and educational pedagogies to be adequately informed by accurate human sexuality knowledge. Therefore, it is the position of AASECT that linking problems related to sexual urges, thoughts or behaviors to a porn/sexual<unk>  process cannot be advanced by AASECT as a standard of practice for sexuality education delivery, counseling or therapy." In 2017, three new USA sexual health organizations found no support for the idea that sex or adult films were addictive in their position statement. In 16 November 2017 the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) published a position against sending sex offenders to sex<unk>  treatment facilities. Those centers argued that "illegal" behaviors were symptoms of sex<unk> , which ATSA challenged they had no scientific evidence to support. Yet, despite these advances, research related to<unk>  remains in its infancy. A lack of theoretical integration, deficits in methodological rigor, a paucity of clinical samples, over reliance on convenience samples (i.e., university students or Mechanical Turk samples), the complete absence of epidemiological studies, widespread inconsistencies in the definitions and measurements of CSB, and a lack of treatment studies all still plague the literature related to<unk> . If scientists, researchers, and clinicians in this domain want to bring the field forward and provide evidence-based care to people who report out-of control sexual behaviors, all of the above are needed. (Grubbs et al. 2020)
Sexual addiction
Extended female sexuality
Vitalism
Sexual relationship disorder
Sexual anhedonia
Automatism 
Behavioral addiction
Gratification disorder