----- Forwarded message from "Dr. David Hersh" &lt;Dr_Sex(a)telus.net&gt; ----- From: "Dr. David Hersh" &lt;Dr_Sex(a)telus.net&gt; Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:37:38 -0800 To: jwales(a)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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David S. Hersh, Ed.D., FAACS Clinical Sexologist http://Doctor-Sex.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- End forwarded message -----