Tertia D Purves-Tyson, David J Handelsman, Kay L Double, Samantha J Owens, Sonia Bustamante and Cynthia Shannon Weickert BMC Neuroscience 2012, 13:95 doi:10.1186/1471-2202-13-95 Published: 6 August 2012 Abstract Background Increased risk of schizophrenia in adolescent males indicates that a link between the development of dopamine-related psychopathology and testosterone-driven brain changes may exist. However, contradictions as […]
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J Adolesc Health. 2012 Jun;50(6):541-6. Epub 2011 Sep 3. van Holst RJ, Lemmens JS, Valkenburg PM, Peter J, Veltman DJ, Goudriaan AE. Source Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine whether behavioral tendencies commonly related […]
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Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Jun 9. Kim YR, Son JW, Lee SI, Shin CJ, Kim SK, Ju G, Choi WH, Oh JH, Lee S, Jo S, Ha TH. Source Department of Psychiatry, Cheongju Medical Health Hospital, Republic of Korea. Abstract While adolescent internet addicts are immersed in cyberspace, they are easily able to experience […]
Read More… from Abnormal brain activation of adolescent internet addict in a ball-throwing animation task: Possible neural correlates of disembodiment revealed by fMRI (2012)
Comments: says that Internet addiction is growing and correlated to increased availability. The three online activities most associated with Internet addiction were watching online pornography, online gambling and online gaming. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Feb 4. Siomos K, Floros G, Fisoun V, Evaggelia D, Farkonas N, Sergentani E, Lamprou M, Geroukalis D. Source Hellenic […]
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L Maayan,2,4* C Hoogendoorn,1* V Sweat,1 and A. Convit1,3,4 LINK TO FULL STUDY Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 July; 19(7): 1382–1387. 1 Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. 2 Department of Child Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY […]
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Comments: Like studies before it, brain scans revealed addiction-like structural changes in those with Internet addiction. Abnormalities in white and gray matter are also found in those with drug addiction. FULL STUDY Background Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is currently becoming a serious mental health issue around the globe. Previous studies regarding IAD were mainly focused […]
Read More… from Abnormal White Matter Integrity in Adolescents with Internet Addiction Disorder: A Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Study (2012)
Comments: This study acknowledges that Internet pornography (cybersexual) is one of five categories of Internt addiction. It also states the problem is growing. ScientificWorldJournal. 2011; 11: 2187–2196. Published online 2011 November 3. doi: 10.1100/2011/308631 Hing Keung Ma Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Academic Editor: Joav Merrick This is an open […]
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Comments: Weak cognitive function was correlated to Internet addiction Psychiatry Res. 2011 Dec 30;190(2-3):275-81. Epub 2011 Sep 6. Park MH, Park EJ, Choi J, Chai S, Lee JH, Lee C, Kim DJ. Source Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Abstract The potential relationship […]
Read More… from Preliminary study of Internet addiction and cognitive function in adolescents based on IQ tests (2011)
COMMENTS: Study acknowledges that Internet addiction exists and negatively correlates it to “self-clarity”. Suggests future studies examine type of Internet use, rather than amount. Israelashvili M, Kim T, Bukobza G. J Adolesc. 2011 Jul 29. Source Department of Human Development and Education, School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Abstract In this […]
Read More… from Adolescents Over-Use of The Cyber World: Internet Addiction or Identity Exploration? (2011)
Comments: This study found correlation between depression, ADHD, social phobia, and Internet Addiction. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(10):937-943. Chih-Hung Ko, MD; Ju-Yu Yen, MD; Cheng-Sheng Chen, MD; Yi-Chun Yeh, MD; Cheng-Fang Yen, MD, PhD Objectives: To evaluate the predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction and to determine the sex differences […]
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