Reality Check about Porn Addiction Regardless of what you may read in some journalistic accounts, multiple studies reveal a link between porn use and sexual performance problems, relationship and sexual dissatisfaction, and reduced brain activation to sexual stimuli. Let’s start with sexual dysfunctions. Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual […]
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Nutr J. 2015; 15: 5. Published online 2016 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0124-6 PMCID: PMC4711027 Jose Manuel Lerma-Cabrera, Francisca Carvajal, and Patricia Lopez-Legarrea Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Introduction. Obesity today Obesity has become a major public health burden worldwide due to the huge social and economic […]
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Addict Behav. 2016 May 12;61:74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.05.009. Mei S1, Yau YH2, Chai J1, Guo J1, Potenza MN3. Abstract Given the prevalence of Internet use among youth, there is concern that a subset of Internet-using youth may exhibit problematic or addictive patterns of Internet use. The present study examines the association between problematic Internet use (PIU), […]
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J Psychopharmacol. 2016 May 4. pii: 0269881116645300. Buenrostro-Jáuregui M1, Ciudad-Roberts A2, Moreno J2, Muñoz-Villegas P2, López-Arnau R2, Pubill D2, Escubedo E3, Camarasa J2. Abstract Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a synthetic cathinone which has recently emerged as a designer drug of abuse. The objective of this study was to investigate the locomotor sensitization induced by MDPV in […]
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Front Psychol. 2016 May 4;7:597. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00597. eCollection 2016. Wang Y1, Zou Z1, Song H1, Xu X1, Wang H1, d’Oleire Uquillas F2, Huang X1. Abstract Mobile phone dependence (MPD) is a behavioral addiction that has become an increasing public mental health issue. While previous research has explored some of the factors that may predict MPD, […]
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Front Psychol. 2015; 6: 1471. Published online 2015 Sep 28. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01471 PMCID: PMC4585012 Xiao Lin,1,2 Xize Jia,3,4 Yu-Feng Zang,3,4 and Guangheng Dong1,5,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Neuroimaging studies have revealed that the task-related functional brain activities are impaired in internet gaming disorder (IGD) […]
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Addict Behav. 2016 Apr 13. pii: S0306-4603(16)30110-1. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.03.008. Dreier M1, Wölfling K2, Duven E2, Giralt S2, Beutel ME3, Müller KW2. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Video games are not only changing due to technical innovation, but also because of new game design and monetization approaches. Moreover, elite gamer groups with financial in-game-investments co-finance all users of free-to-play-games. […]
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BMC Psychiatry. 2016; 16: 132. Published online 2016 May 10. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0836-3 PMCID: PMC4862221 Yasser Khazaal, Anne Chatton, Stephane Rothen, Sophia Achab, Gabriel Thorens, Daniele Zullino, and Gerhard Gmel Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background The 7-item Game Addiction Scale (GAS) is a used to […]
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Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2016 Apr;19(4):288-93. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0605. Epub 2016 Mar 14. Pontes HM1, Griffiths MD1. Abstract In the latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was included as a tentative disorder worthy of future research. Since then, several psychometric instruments to assess IGD have […]
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Comput Human Behav. 2016 Sep;62:475-479. Guillot CR1, Bello MS1, Tsai JY1, Huh J1, Leventhal AM2, Sussman S3. Abstract Internet addiction (including online gaming) has been associated with depression. However, most prior research relating internet addiction symptomatology to depressive symptoms has been cross-sectional, conducted with children and adolescents, and only examined depressive symptoms as a broad […]
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