Psychiatry Res. 2013 Oct 30;209(3):529-34. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.01.010. Epub 2013 Feb 13. Floros G1, Siomos K. Abstract This paper presents a cross-sectional study of a large, high-school Greek student sample (N=1971) with the aim to examine adolescent motives for participating in social networking (SN) for a possible link with parenting style and cognitions related to Internet […]
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Nervenarzt. 2013 May;84(5):569-75. doi: 10.1007/s00115-012-3721-4. [Article in German] Rehbein F1, Mößle T, Arnaud N, Rumpf HJ. Abstract The use of interactive screen media is widespread and for some users leads to pathological symptoms that are phenomenologically similar to signs of addictive disorders. Addictive use of computer games and other Internet applications, such as social media […]
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Addiction. 2014 Sep;109(9):1566-7. doi: 10.1111/add.12547. Epub 2014 Apr 15. King DL1, Delfabbro PH. Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has long been characterized by inconsistencies in terminology, definition and assessment [1, 2]. We are largely in agreement, therefore, with many of Petry et al.’s [3] views on the need for consensus regarding the underlying meaning of the proposed […]
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Indian J Psychiatry. 2015 Jan-Mar;57(1):100-1. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.148540. Poddar S1, Sayeed N1, Mitra S2. Sir, Though Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition (DSM-5) does not recognize this as an official category, internet game addiction (IGD) is becoming a serious problem in countries which have wide access to the internet.[1,2] DSM-5 presently proposes and […]
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J Reward Defic Syndr 1(1): 46-64. Kenneth Blum1-5,9, Benjamin Thompson6, Zsolt Demotrovics7, John Femino3,8, John Giordano9, Marlene Oscar-Berman10, Scott Teitelbaum1, David E. Smith3,11, A. Kennison Roy12, Gozde Agan3, James Fratantonio3, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan13 and Mark S. Gold14,15 1Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 2Department of […]
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2015 Apr 9. pii: pyv041. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyv041. Norbury A1, Kurth-Nelson Z2, Winston JS2, Roiser JP2, Husain M2. Abstract Background: Sensation-seeking is a trait that constitutes an important vulnerability factor for a variety of psychopathologies with high social cost. However, little is understood either about the mechanisms underlying motivation for intense sensory experiences […]
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J Behav Addict. 2014 Sep; 3(3): 149–156. Published online 2014 Aug 26. doi: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.019 KENNETH BLUM,1,3,7,* MARCELO FEBO,1 THOMAS MCLAUGHLIN,2 FRANS J. CRONJÉ,8 DAVID HAN,9 and S. MARK GOLD1,3 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Background: Following the first association between the dopamine D2 receptor gene polymorphism […]
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Curr Drug Abuse Rev. 2013 Sep;6(3):231-44. Revitsky AR, Klein LC1. Abstract Ghrelin is a gut-brain hormone that regulates energy balance through food consumption. While ghrelin is well known for its role in hypothalamic activation and homeostatic feeding, more recent evidence suggests that ghrelin also is involved in hedonic feeding through the dopaminergic reward pathway. This […]
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Eur Psychiatry. 2015 May 8. pii: S0924-9338(15)00088-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.04.002. Błachnio A1, Przepiórka A2, Pantic I3. Abstract Facebook has become a very popular social networking platform today, particularly among adolescents and young adults, profoundly changing the way they communicate and interact. However, some reports have indicated that excessive Facebook use might have detrimental effects on mental […]
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Psychiatry Res. 2015 May 1. pii: S0165-1781(15)00243-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.04.035. Dalbudak E1, Evren C2, Aldemir S3, Taymur I4, Evren B5, Topcu M3. Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms (ADHS) with severity of Internet addiction risk (SIAR), while controlling the effects of variables such as depression, anxiety, anger, […]
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