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The following list of cybersex addiction, internet addiction, and related resources may be useful to a variety of helping professionals, parents, and others. Resources include website links, self help tests, articles, books, and other materials. Issues addressed include cybersex addiction, internet addiction, sex addiction, computer addiction, among others.

The listing of a resource is not to be considered endorsement of any company, product, or service.
Internet Resources:

Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
(formerly the National Council on Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity) - organization devoted to providing resources on cybersex addiction, sexual addiction, and other forms of out of control sexual behavior both o
http://www.sash.net

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity Journal - official journal addressing issues of sex addiction, cybersex addiction, and other sexually compulsive behavior
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com

Association for the Treatment Sexual Abusers - national association for treating pedophiles, sex offenders online and offline, and other resources.
http://www.atsa.com

Faithful and True Ministries - for cybersex addiction / porn addiction, sex addiction, and other information from a spiritual perspective.
http://www.faithfulandtrueministries.com

Sex Help - Patrick Carnes website for sex addiction, cybersex addiction, and sex addiction information and treatment options
http://www.sexhelp.com

Healthy Mind - resource for sex addiction and other related problematic behavior
http://www.healthymind.com

Hope & Freedom Counseling Services provides individual, couples, and group therapy for men and their partners where compulsive sexual addiction is a factor. http://www.hopeandfreedom.com

Hudson Consulting is an Atlanta-based sex addiction treatment center owned by Linda Hudson, a specialist who runs intensive outpatient workshops that last a week or less. Hudson Consulting’s workshops focus on restoring sexual health, and improving family and couple relationships. http://www.hudsonconsulting.info/work.html

Screening Tests:

Internet Sex Screening Test - online screening test for cybersex addiction and sex addiction issues.
http://www.sexhelp.com/internet_screening_test.cfm

Printable version of the Internet Sex Screening test for cybersex addiction and sex addiction issues.
Internet sex Screening Test (printable)

Internet Addiction Tests - various tests for internet addiction, computer addiction, cybersex addiction, and other screening test information.
http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/iaindex.htm

 
Selected Publications:

Delmonico, D. L., Griffin, E. J., & Carnes, P. J. (2002). Treating online compulsive sexual behavior: When cybersex becomes the drug of choice. In A. Cooper (Ed.), Sex and the Internet: A guidebook for clinicians (pp. 147-167). New York: Taylor & Francis.

Delmonico, D. L. (2002). Sex on the superhighway: Understanding and treating cybersex addiction. In P. J. Carnes & K. M. Adams (Eds.), Clinical management of sex addiction (pp. 239-254). New York: Taylor & Francis.

Delmonico, D. L., & Miller, J. A. (2003). The internet sex screening test: A comparison of sexual compulsives versus non-sexual compulsives. Sexual and relationship therapy, 18(3), 261-276.

Cooper, A., Griffin-Shelly, E., Delmonico, D. L., & Mathy, R. M. (2001). Online sexual problems: Assessment and predictive variables. Sexual addiction & compulsivity: Journal of treatment and prevention, 8(3-4), 267-285.

Cooper, A., Delmonico, D. L., & Burg, R. (2000). Cybersex users, abusers, and compulsives: New findings and implications. Sexual addiction and compulsivity: Journal of treatment and prevention, 7(1-2), 5-29.

Delmonico, D. L., & Griffin, E. J. (in press). Cybersex. Human computer interaction encyclopedia. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing.

Delmonico, D. L., & Griffin, E. J. (August, 2002). The challenge of treating compulsive sex. Counselor: The magazine for addiction professionals, 3, 14-20.

Delmonico, D. L., & Griffin, E. J. (2002, Fall/Winter). Cybersex unhooked: Understanding and managing compulsive online sexual behavior. National council on sexual addiction & compulsivity newsletter.

Delmonico, D.L. (1998). Cybersex and Sexual Addiction. National council on sexual addiction position paper.
Books of Interest:
In the Shadows of the Net by Carnes, Delmonico, & Griffin (2001) - Covering issues related to cybersex addiction, Internet addiction and other related issues. Provides screening test information and suggestions for a recovery process for cybersex addiction issues. Can be used in conjunction with the Cybersex Unhooked workbook.

Cybersex Unhooked: A Workbook for Breaking Free from Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior by David L. Delmonico, Ph.D., Elizabeth Griffin, MA, and Joseph Moriarity. This workbook contains specific exercises, screening tests, and other information for cybersex addiction, internet addiction, and related addiction education issues. We are please to offer this workbook online for free.

Out of the Shadows by Patrick J. Carnes (1983)  - First book to discuss the concept of Sex Addiction. Remains a Must Read for individuals struggling with their sexual behavior, including cybersex addiction.
Faithful and True by Mark Laaser (1996) - This book offers a path for those who struggle with sex addiction. This book provides practical help for everyone on maintaining sexual integrity, self-control, and wholesome, biblical sexuality. Applicable to the recovery from cybersex addiction for the christian individual. 
Sex and the Internet edited by Al Cooper (2002)- Sex and the Internet is the first professional book on working with cybersex addiction as a presenting client issue. This clinician's guidebook provides practical and concrete suggestions for working with cybersex addiction in a clinical setting.
Cybersex Exposed by Jennifer Schneider & Rob Weiss (2001) - This book provides practical examples of many real stories of cybersex addiction. The authors' provide straightforward tips on how to begin to address cybersex addiction, and includes information for couples and families recovering from cybersex addiction.
Caught in the Net by Kimberly Young (1998)  - The first book to address Internet addiction, and to offer help to "online-aholics." Caught in the Net addresses the issue like gambling and drug use and provides insights about Internet addiction and cybersex addiction.
Tangled in the Web by Kimberly Young (2001)  - Tangled in the Web offers a comprehensive plan for cybersex addiction.
Facing the Shadow by Patrick J. Carnes (2001) - A solid and practical guide for rebuilding relationships after sexually problematic behaviors - including sex addiction and cybersex addiction.
No Stones by Marnie Ferree (2002)  - This book addresses the subject of female sex addiction. A solid source of recovery information for the christian woman struggling with their own sex addiction.
Lovesick by Sue William Silverman (2001) - A personal story of one woman's sex addiction. Silverman explores her skewed belief that sex is love, a belief that began with her father's sexual abuse from early childhood into adolescence. 
Cybersex: The Dark Side of the Force edited by Al Cooper  - A crucial resource for sex therapists, who until now had no rigorous study of the effect of online pornography on the patients they treat. This special issue of the Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity journal addresses issues such as cybersex addiction, cyberoffense behavior, and other critical issues.