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From: "Dr. David Hersh" <Dr_Sex at telus.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:37:38 -0800
To: jwales at bomis.com
Subject: Wikipedia

I'm not thrilled to see the following from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexology#History_of_the_study_of_sex

"Sexology is the systematic study of 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Human_sexuality>human sexuality. It 
encompasses all aspects of sexuality, including:
   * 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//w/wiki.phtml?title=Sex_addiction&action=edit>Sex<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//w/wiki.phtml?title=Sex_addiction&action=edit> 
addiction "
I would say that most of us who identify as sexologist do not use the above 
terminology.  I cite the following from the eminent Dr. Charles Moser, 
"Addiction is a physiological dependence.  When alcoholics stop drinking, 
they get the sweats, their heart rate goes up, their reflexes increase, 
etc.  They can even develop the DT's.  Heroin addicts have their own 
withdrawal syndrom, but again it involves physiological changes (I do not 
mean to imply that there are not psychological changes as well.).  If sex 
"addicts" are denied sex, they may have all sorts of psychological 
problems, but they do not go into a physiological 
withdrawal.  FYI,addiction is not listed in the DSM-IV, it is called 
dependence."

Please eliminate this category and stop perpetuating a false condition.

David Hersh
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David S. Hersh, Ed.D., FAACS
Clinical Sexologist
http://Doctor-Sex.org
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