J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC Jun 27, 2010. Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. May 2009; 48(5): 465–470. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819f2715 PMCID: PMC2892679 NIHMSID: NIHMS207307 JAY N. GIEDD, M.D., FRANCOIS M. LALONDE, Ph.D., MARK J. CELANO, B.S., SAMANTHA L. WHITE, B.S., GREGORY L. […]
PLoS One. 2014; 9(1): e84914. Published online Jan 15, 2014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084914 PMCID: PMC3893168 Daniel Klein,1,2 Anna Rotarska-Jagiela,1 Erhan Genc,1,2 Sharmili Sritharan,1,2 Harald Mohr,3,4 Frederic Roux,1,2 Cheol E. Han,5 Marcus Kaiser,5,6 Wolf Singer,1,2,7 and Peter J. Uhlhaas1,2,8,* Maurice Ptito, Editor Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Evidence […]
Adolescents are furiously wiring their brains to stimuli in their environments, and at the same time, pruning unused neural circuitry. Find out what makes adolescent brains structurally different from adult brains, and what the differences mean for today’s young porn users. Also, listen to an excellent talk by Dr. Jay Giedd, Chief, Brain Imaging Section, […]
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PLoS One. 2014 Feb 5;9(2):e87819. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087819. Heo J1, Oh J2, Subramanian SV3, Kim Y4, Kawachi I3. Abstract BACKGROUND: A psychological disorder called ‘Internet addiction’ has newly emerged along with a dramatic increase of worldwide Internet use. However, few studies have used population-level samples nor taken into account contextual factors on Internet addiction. METHODS AND […]
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COMMENTS: Even after controlling for depression, self esteem, family support, and demographics the study found a correlation between internet addiction and suicidal ideation and attempt. Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Nov 27. pii: S0010-440X(13)00344-1. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.11.012. Lin IH1, Ko CH2, Chang YP3, Liu TL4, Wang PW4, Lin HC4, Huang MF4, Yeh YC4, Chou WJ5, Yen CF6. […]
J Adolesc. 2014 Feb;37(2):123-31. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.11.008. Epub 2013 Dec 10. Sinkkonen HM1, Puhakka H2, Meriläinen M2. Author information Abstract This study investigates Internet use among Finnish adolescents (n = 475) combining qualitative and quantitative research. Internet use was evaluated using the Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1998a, 1998b). The data was divided into three parts according to the […]
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Addict Behav. 2014 Mar;39(3):744-7. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.12.010. Tang J1, Yu Y2, Du Y3, Ma Y4, Zhang D5, Wang J6. Author information Abstract Internet addiction (IA) among adolescents is a serious public health problem around the world. However, there have been few studies that examine the association between IA and stressful life events and psychological symptoms among […]
Front Hum Neurosci. 2010; 4: 6. Published online 2010 February 12. Prepublished online 2009 September 3. doi: 10.3389/neuro.09.006.2010 PMCID: PMC2826184 Adriana Galvan1,2,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by increased reward-seeking behavior. Investigators […]
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J Cogn Neurosci. 2013 Feb;25(2):284-96. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00326. Epub 2012 Nov 19. Galván A, McGlennen KM. Author information Abstract Neurodevelopmental changes in mesolimbic regions are associated with adolescent risk-taking behavior. Numerous studies have shown exaggerated activation in the striatum in adolescents compared with children and adults during reward processing. However, striatal sensitivity to aversion remains elusive. […]