Montesinos Marín, FranciscoOrtega Otero, MartaPolín Alia, EduardoLobato Casado, David2024-11-172024-11-172024Montesinos, F., Ortega-Otero, M., Polín, E., & Lobato, D. (2024). Acceptance and commitment therapy for hypersexuality: A pilot study. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50(8), 1046-1064. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2024.24211880092-623X1521-0715http://hdl.handle.net/11268/13217Hypersexuality refers to the inability to control sexual desire. Despite it has shown serious consequences for physical, psychological and social health, the evidence of available psychological interventions is still insufficient. In this open-label pilot study, an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention was conducted with adults with clinically significant levels of hypersexuality aimed to examine its feasibility and usefulness. The intervention consisted of eight weekly online individual psychological intervention sessions. Outcome self-report measures were administered at baseline, after the intervention and a 3 months follow-up. Behavioral and subjective informed changes in sexual practices were weekly assessed through self-monitoring. Twelve participants (M age = 38.8 ± 11.5 years, 83.3% male, 66.7% homo or bisexual) completed the intervention. The feasibility was found to be good, with all the participants completing the training and high levels of satisfaction. Hypersexuality, psychological flexibility, cognitive fusion and mindfulness scores significantly improved after the ACT intervention, with large effect sizes. Clinically significant changes in hypersexuality were found for the vast majority of participants, besides reductions in the time dedicated to planning and practicing sex and the sexualized drug use. Results indicate that ACT-based interventions may be considered feasible and potentially effective therapeutic alternatives for hypersexuality.engTerapia de Aceptación y CompromisoTrastorno de Conducta Sexual Compulsivojournal article10.1080/0092623X.2024.2421188restricted accessPsicologíaPsicoterapiaIdentidadGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls