Over the past decade, Dr. Reid has specialized in working with patients seeking help for hypersexual behavior and has published numerous articles in scientific journals on this topic. He sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity and is the Principle Investigator for the DSM-5 Field Trial study for the proposed criteria for hypersexual disorder. He has presented on the topic of hypersexuality at many academic institutions such as Yale and Harvard as well as professional conferences both nationally and internationally.