Front Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 24;7:175. eCollection 2016. De-Sola Gutiérrez J1, Rodríguez de Fonseca F2, Rubio G3. Abstract We present a review of the studies that have been published about addiction to cell phones. We analyze the concept of cell-phone addiction as well as its prevalence, study methodologies, psychological features, and associated psychiatric comorbidities. Research in […]
Brain Imaging Behav. 2016 Nov 4. Zhai J1, Luo L2, Qiu L1, Kang Y1, Liu B1, Yu D3, Lu X3, Yuan K4. Abstract White matter (WM) integrity abnormalities had been reported in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography allows identification of WM tracts, potentially providing information about the integrity and organization of […]
PLoS One. 2016 Oct 31;11(10):e0165695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165695. eCollection 2016. Li J1,2, Lau JT1,3, Mo PK1,3, Su X1,3, Wu AM4, Tang J5, Qin Z5. Abstract BACKGROUND: Online social networking use has been integrated into adolescents’ daily life and the intensity of online social networking use may have important consequences on adolescents’ well-being. However, there are few […]
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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