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In this modern day and technologically-advanced Internet age, vast amounts of information are readily available to anyone who goes looking for them – with children and pornography serving as no exception. Though legal, pornography can have a significant and lasting impact on the quickly developing...
The relationship between pornography and society has undergone significant changes over the past few years. Though it was once condemned as taboo – both as a subject of discussion and a product for consumption – today, pornography has managed to transgress an array of traditionally-held...
Due to the unfortunate nature of the addiction, there exist significant health risks for individuals addicted to sex – the partners of sex addicts, however, are also subject to these associated risks. Though the spread of diseases and infections is one that typically comes to...
TREATING SEX ADDICTION EFFECTIVELY Psychology has made great inroads towards the treatment of sex addiction over the last few years and what was previously seen as an untreatable addiction, now has specialist care and treatment plans available. In the past, society saw sex addiction as a moral...
In today’s society, what was once taboo has now become widely accepted as the new norm – pornography has quickly crossed long-standing cultural borders and pervades almost every aspect of our modern lives. This proliferation of pornography – particularly within mainstream culture - has led...
Journalist Paul Gregoire from VICE media investigates the nature and impacts of Cyber Sex and Internet Sex in today's world. He interviews Australia's experts, including Sex Addiction Australia's Director Heide McConkey, who are helping people to overcome sexual compulsive behaviours and sexual addictions. Read full...
Tiger Wood's most recent relapse has stirred up new questions about sexual addiction. Rachel Corbett from news.com.au interviews Heide McConkey from Sex Addiction Australia Affirmotive. Please read on...
Please see the link to an interesting article http://www.theage.com.au/national/peer-support-workshops-aim-to-ease-the-pain-of-porn-addiction-20141010-1148oy.html October 10th, 2014 Heide McConkey, Director at Sex Addiction Australia Affirmotive was interviewed by Journalist Julia Medew, and quoted in the The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on the controversial topic of pornography addiction. Heide comments on the...
The nature of sexual addiction disorder is a long debated issue in the media, and amongst clinicians. Due to unsatisfying scientific assessment results, the criteria of Sexual Addiction Disorder have failed to be accepted in the DSM-5. Hence, the acceptance of Sexual Addiction as a clinical...