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title: "New \"Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder\" Diagnosis - Seeking Integrity"
description: The World Health Organization recently added “Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder” to its diagnostic manual, the ICD-11 (the International Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders). This is helpful in terms of reducing shame in the people who suffer from this disorder, and in getting insurance-funded sex addiction therapy and treatment. For a quick synopsis, click on […]
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# [New "Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder" Diagnosis - Seeking Integrity](https://seekingintegrity-48262033.hs-sites.com/blog/new-compulsive-sexual-behavior-disorder-diagnosis)

 Written by [Scott Brassart](https://seekingintegrity-48262033.hs-sites.com/blog/author/scott-brassart) | Jul 9, 2018 5:08:54 PM

The World Health Organization recently added “Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder” to its diagnostic manual, the ICD-11 (the International Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders). This is helpful in terms of reducing shame in the people who suffer from this disorder, and in getting insurance-funded [sex addiction therapy](https://seekingintegrity.com/sex-addiction/) and treatment. For a quick synopsis, click on the links below.

[Compulsive sexual behavior has been classified as a mental illness for the first time with ‘treatment on the NHS’](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2894328/sex-addiction-has-been-classified-as-a-mental-illness-for-the-first-time-with-treatment-on-the-nhs/)

[WHO Classifies Sex Addiction As A Form Of Mental Illness Among General Population](https://www.socialpost.news/national/who-classifies-sex-addiction-as-a-form-of-mental-illness-among-general-population/)

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