J Exerc Rehabil. 2013 Dec 31;9(6):500-505. Hyunna Kim* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Internet addiction after launching smartphone is becoming serious. Therefore this paper has attempted to sketch out the diverse addiction treatment and then check the feasibility of exercise rehabilitation. The reason to addict the […]
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EMBO Rep. 2014 Jan 1;15(1):12-6. doi: 10.1002/embr.201338222. Wallace P. Author information Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth (CTY) online programs and IT. http://embor.embopress.org/content/15/1/12 Although ‘Internet addiction disorder’ is not officially recognized as a disorder by the psychiatric community—it was not included in the recently released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder V (DSM‐V), […]
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Researcher Adriana Galván describes her research that shows adolescents possess an over-active reward system. […]
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By Tanya Lewis Published January 14, 2014 LiveScience Teenagers often do things if the payoff is great, and the reason may come down to how their brains respond to rewards, a new study suggests. When teens receive money, or anticipate receiving it, their brains’ pleasure center lights up more than it does in adults. The […]
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Recent headlines have (falsely) predicted that porn shoots may be shut down in light of HIV scandals. What’s not being mentioned is the addiction that is becoming more widespread within our society. With easy access to unlimited Internet pornography, watching it can turn into a very destructive addiction, especially for young people. According to psychotherapist […]
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LINK TO ARTICLE – ‘Youth and Pornography Addiction’ (The Fix) Young viewers are unintentionally training their bodies to become aroused by the unique conditions provided by internet pornography, explained Katehakis, who is also a certified sex addiction therapist and clinical director of the Center for Healthy Sex in Los Angeles. “What happens is when these […]
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Letting teens get their quick fix of sex on the net could cause long-term physiological and psychological damage. Men younger than ever are reporting difficulty achieving intimacy in relationships and are struggling well into adulthood to regain normal sexual function, according to sex addiction experts. High-speed Internet pornography, more specifically the addiction to seeking novel […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4: 72. Published online 2013 August 1. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00072 George F. Koob1,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Drug addiction can be defined by a three-stage cycle – binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, and preoccupation/anticipation […]
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Posted By News On December 17, 2013 – 3:30pm As many parents of mentally ill adults will confirm anecdotally, the first symptoms of “something not quite right” with their children begin to appear during the teen years. It is known that during this teenaged phase of brain development, adolescents are particularly vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, […]
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December 17, 2013 by Alan Martin – LINK TO ORGINAL ARTICLE Last week, it was announced that the UK’s long promised internet filters would begin with new customers to BT. With British public opinion split on the necessity and practicality of opt-out censorship, its impact is yet to be seen. But what do we know […]
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