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Sexual Addiction as a Legal Defense

Jose Nassif, Parth Joshi, Ryan Wagoner and William Newman
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2022, 50 (4) 552-565; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210151-21
Jose Nassif
Dr. Nassif is Physician Resident (PGY-IV), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Joshi is Physician Resident (PGY-I), Department of Urology, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY. Dr. Wagoner is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Southern Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Dr. Newman is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
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Parth Joshi
Dr. Nassif is Physician Resident (PGY-IV), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Joshi is Physician Resident (PGY-I), Department of Urology, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY. Dr. Wagoner is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Southern Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Dr. Newman is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
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Dr. Nassif is Physician Resident (PGY-IV), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Joshi is Physician Resident (PGY-I), Department of Urology, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY. Dr. Wagoner is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Southern Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Dr. Newman is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
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Dr. Nassif is Physician Resident (PGY-IV), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Joshi is Physician Resident (PGY-I), Department of Urology, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY. Dr. Wagoner is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Southern Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Dr. Newman is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
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vol. 50 no. 4 552-565
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210151-21
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36162862

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1093-6793
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  • Published online December 19, 2022.

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  1. Jose Nassif, MD,
  2. Parth Joshi, MD,
  3. Ryan Wagoner, MD and
  4. William Newman, MD
  1. Dr. Nassif is Physician Resident (PGY-IV), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Joshi is Physician Resident (PGY-I), Department of Urology, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY. Dr. Wagoner is Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Southern Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Dr. Newman is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
  1. Address correspondence to: William J. Newman, MD. E-mail: wjnewmanmd{at}gmail.com.
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