Academia prepares to ‘accentuate the positive’ in new porn periodical If there were ever a human phenomenon in need of serious objective investigation, Internet porn use is surely it. Never has the youthful human brain been battered with so much erotic novelty during such a critical window of sexual development, and cracks are definitely appearing. […]
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Condom compliance may be a matter of software, not hardware Progress has stalled on teen condom use to ward off the spread of STIs. Bill Gates is convinced that better condoms will increase condom use by making sex more pleasurable. To this end, “His foundation will give a $100,000 grant to anyone with credible plans […]
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Stress Health. 2013 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/smi.2490. Yan W, Li Y, Sui N. Source Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is an emerging social and mental health issue among youths. Analysis of risk […]
Porn alters sexual behavior; so do other things A new Dutch study (“Does Viewing Explain Doing? Assessing the Association Between Sexually Explicit Materials Use and Sexual Behaviors in a Large Sample of Dutch Adolescents and Young Adults“) finds porn use correlates with risky sexual behavior in 15 to 25-year olds…and that other things do as […]
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J Genet Syndr Gene Ther. 2013 February 10; 4(121): 1000121. doi: 10.4172/2157-7412.1000121 K Blum,1,3,9,* M Oscar-Berman,2 D Barh,3 J Giordano,5 and MS Gold1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Having entered the genomics era with confidence in the future of medicine, including psychiatry, identifying the role of DNA and polymorphic […]
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J Genet Syndr Gene Ther. 2013 February 10; 4(121): 1000121. doi: 10.4172/2157-7412.1000121 K Blum,1,3,9,* M Oscar-Berman,2 D Barh,3 J Giordano,5 and MS Gold1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Having entered the genomics era with confidence in the future of medicine, including psychiatry, identifying the role of DNA and polymorphic […]
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COMMENTS: Review clearly delineating OCD from behavioral addictions. Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 January 1; 75(1): 63–75. Published online 2007 July 3. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.06.043 PMCID: PMC2222549 NIHMSID: NIHMS37091 Judson A. Brewer, MD PhD and Marc N. Potenza, MD PhD Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available […]
COMMENTS: Makes a clear distinction between compulsive behaviors such as OCD, and impulsive behaviors such gambling addiction. Deniers of behavioral addictions often say that those with porn addiction simply have a compulsive behavior, rather than an addiction. This refutes this bogus claim. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 February; 35(3): 591–604. Published online 2009 November 25. doi: 10.1038/npp.2009.185 PMCID: […]
Youth and intense sexual arousal are a surprisingly volatile combination Research on animals suggests that first sexual experiences may have more power to shape our individual sexual proclivities than we would guess, and that they do so via specific brain mechanisms. Consider the following research on young, virgin rats: “What is that scent you’re wearing, […]
PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59087. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059087. Epub 2013 Mar 12. Wolniczak I, Cáceres-Delaguila JA, Palma-Ardiles G, Arroyo KJ, Solís-Visscher R, Paredes-Yauri S, Mego-Aquije K, Bernabe-Ortiz A. Source School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC, Lima, Peru. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Internet can accelerate information exchange. Social networks are the most accessed […]