COMMENTS: In this paper, US Navy doctors warn of a possible link between internet porn use and sexual dysfunctions. The entire paper is well worth a read (see below) and also available here. It reviews more than 180 relevant papers, pointing out that traditional explanations for ED are insufficient to account for the recent jump […]
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2016; 14(5): 672–686. Published online 2015 Sep 23. doi: 10.1007/s11469-015-9592-8 PMCID: PMC5023737 Charlotte Thoresen Wittek,1 Turi Reiten Finserås,1 Ståle Pallesen,2 Rune Aune Mentzoni,2 Daniel Hanss,3 Mark D. Griffiths,4 and Helge Molde1 Go to: Abstract Video gaming has become a popular leisure activity in many parts of the world, and an […]
COMMENTS: While the study uses the term “Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB),” the subjects were porn addicts (see this press release). Compared to healthy controls CSB subjects had increased left amygdala volume and reduced functional connectivity during rest between the left amygdala and bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex DLPFC. The authors conclude: Our current findings highlight elevated […]
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Ali Sahraian 1 ; Seyyed Bozorgmehr Hedayati 2 ; Arash Mani 3 ; and Arvin Hedayati 4, * 1 Associated Professor, Psychiatrist, Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran 2 General Physician, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz, […]
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Front Psychol. 2016; 7: 914. Published online 2016 Jun 15. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00914 PMCID: PMC4908125 Roser Granero,1,2 Fernando Fernández-Aranda,1,3,4 Gemma Mestre-Bach,3 Trevor Steward,1,3 Marta Baño,1,3 Amparo del Pino-Gutiérrez,5 Laura Moragas,3 Núria Mallorquí-Bagué,1,3 Neus Aymamí,3 Mónica Gómez-Peña,3 Salomé Tárrega,2 José M. Menchón,3,4,6 and Susana Jiménez-Murcia1,3,4,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2016; 7: 6. Published online 2016 Mar 3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00006 PMCID: PMC4776119 Emmanuel Stip,1,2,* Alexis Thibault,1 Alexis Beauchamp-Chatel,1 and Steve Kisely3,4,5 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Computers, video games, and technological devices are part of young people’s everyday lives. Hikikomori is a Japanese word […]
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[Comment: Would teens show greater reward response in the case of social and sexual rewards perhaps?] Scientists have uncovered a unique feature of the adolescent brain that enriches teens’ ability to learn and form memories: the coordinated activity of two distinct brain regions. This observation, which stands in contrast to the adult brain, may be […]
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Zdr Varst. 2016 May 10;55(3):202-211. eCollection 2016. Macur M1, Király O2, Maraz A3, Nagygyörgy K3, Demetrovics Z2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Internet use is an integral part of our everyday activities; however, Internet use may become problematic and harmful in a minority of cases. The majority of reported prevalence rates of problematic Internet use refer to adolescent […]
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Jin-Tao Zhanga, b, Yuan-Wei Yaoa, Marc N. Potenzac, d, Cui-Cui Xiae, Jing Lanf, Lu Liuf, Ling-Jiao Wanga, Ben Liua, Shan-Shan Maa, Xiao-Yi Fangf, , Show more http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2016.09.004 Highlights • IGD subjects showed altered cue-induced neural activation in reward-related areas. • IGD subjects alleviated IGD symptoms after CBI. • IGD subjects showed higher insular activation after […]
PLoS One. 2016 Sep 12;11(9):e0161126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161126. eCollection 2016. Younes F1,2, Halawi G1,2, Jabbour H3,4, El Osta N5,6,7, Karam L1,8, Hajj A1,2, Rabbaa Khabbaz L1,2. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Internet addiction (IA) could be a major concern in university medical students aiming to develop into health professionals. The implications of this addiction as well as […]