The Myth of Sex Addiction

Ley presents the history and questionable science underlying the alleged disorder of sex addiction, exposing the moral and cultural judgments embedded in the concept, and the economic factors that drive the label in clinical practice and popular media. Ley debunks the idea that sex addiction is real, or at least that it is as widespread as thought.

David J. Ley is a clinical psychologist in practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He provides clinical and consultative services in numerous other states. Dr. Ley currently serves as Executive Director of a large outpatient behavioral health agency in Albuquerque and maintains a current caseload of clients. He is the author of Insatiable Wives: Women Who Stray and the Men Who Love Them (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009).