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Front. Psychol., 08 May 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00403 Caroline Davis1*, Robert D. Levitan2, Allan S. Kaplan2, James L. Kennedy2 and Jacqueline C. Carter3 1Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 2Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada 3Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada There is […]
PLoS One. 2014 May 21;9(5):e97920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097920. Kim D1, Lee Y1, Lee J1, Nam JK1, Chung Y2. Author information 1Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. 2Department of Education, Korea National University of Education, CheongJu, South Korea. Abstract This study developed a Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SAPS) based on the existing internet and […]
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PLoS One. 2014 May 1;9(5):e96337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096337. Palm S, Nylander I. Author information Abstract Adolescence is associated with high impulsivity and risk taking, making adolescent individuals more inclined to use drugs. Early drug use is correlated to increased risk for substance use disorders later in life but the neurobiological basis is unclear. The brain undergoes […]
Pauline Anderson – May 05, 2014 NEW YORK ― Mounting research points to the potentially devastating effects of Internet addiction, especially in adolescents. A new literature review of 13 published articles showed that people with Internet addiction disorder (IAD), especially those addicted to Internet gaming, tend to have certain brain abnormalities. The results were presented here at […]
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Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research vol. 2 (2013), Article ID 235651, 11 pages Full-Text PDF doi:10.4303/jdar/235651 Eric J. Nestler Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1065, New York, NY 10029, USA Received 2 November 2012; Revised 10 November 2012; Accepted 20 […]
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Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research vol. 2 (2013), Article ID 235651, 11 pages Full-Text PDF doi:10.4303/jdar/235651 Eric J. Nestler Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1065, New York, NY 10029, USA Received 2 November 2012; Revised 10 November 2012; Accepted 20 […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2014 Mar 25;8:83. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00083. eCollection 2014. Li Y1, Sescousse G2, Dreher JC1. Author information Abstract Pathological gambling is a behavioral addiction characterized by a chronic failure to resist the urge to gamble. It shares many similarities with drug addiction. Glucocorticoid hormones including cortisol are thought to play a key role in […]
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2013 Oct;13(10):386. doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0386-8. Probst CC1, van Eimeren T. Author information Abstract Impulsive-compulsive disorders such as pathological gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive eating, and shopping are side effects of the dopaminergic therapy for Parkinson’s disease. With a lower prevalence, these disorders also appear in the general population. Research in the last few years […]
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