Patrick Carnes (born 1944) is an American proponent of the viewpoint that some sexual behavior is an addiction.
Each year, SASH bestows a Carnes Award to deserving researchers and clinicians who have made outstanding contributions to the field of sexual medicine.
[4] Carnes is the Founder and Senior Consultant of the Gentle Path at The Meadows program located in Wickenburg, Arizona.
If you do not trust people, one thing that is true about sex – and alcohol, food, gambling, and risk – is that it always does what it promises--for the moment.
"[9] He continues, saying that "Each edition of this book represents a consensus at the time of publication about what constitutes mental disorders.