Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and Problematic pornography use(PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions

Comment: Visitors who are interested in the current state of the research on CSBD/PPU will appreciate this thorough account of the current research. There’s much work still to be done. It’s essential that problematic online porn use gets carved out of CSBD, that is, not lumped in with partnered sex and treated as an impulse-control disorder. […]

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Dark personality traits are linked to the consumption of violent pornography

People who exhibit certain negative personality traits tend to spend more time consuming violent pornography and engaging in problematic online sexual behaviors. This pattern suggests a reinforcing cycle where people drawn to aggressive content may further normalize their own antisocial tendencies. These results were recently published in the journal Sexual Health & Compulsivity. The internet […]

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Too much porn can wreck your sex life, warns Thai doctor

A prominent Thai forensic medicine expert has sounded the alarm over the dangers of excessive porn consumption, warning that it may lead to erectile dysfunction and serious relationship issues, especially among younger men. Associate Professor Dr Weerasak Charuschaisri, a medical lecturer at Srinakharinwirot University, took to Facebook to share a video clip titled Watching too […]

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YBOP now available in French

The long-awaited French translation of YBOP is now available. Tell your francophone friends who might be interested. It can be purchased here (France) and here (Québec). Désormais, 100 % des hommes ont consommé de la pornographie en ligne avant leur majorité, près des deux tiers ayant commencé à 13 ans ou moins ; le phénomène […]

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Online pornography traffic plummets in UK after law change, and Australia is next

The number of people accessing prominent pornography websites in the United Kingdom has plummeted after new age-verification laws — that are also heading to Australia — were introduced earlier this year. Since July, people in the UK wanting to view pornography online must prove they are over 18 by uploading identity documents, sharing credit card […]

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The impact of internet pornography addiction on brain function: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience   Shu, et al, 15 April 2025 Sec. Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 19 – 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1477914 Introduction: There is extensive awareness of internet pornography addiction. It not only affects the mental health of adolescents but also promotes criminal activity. However, the impact of internet pornography addiction on functional in the brain […]

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Young People’s Intentional and Unintentional Encounters with Internet Pornography in Australia

Archives of Sexual Behavior Minihan S, Burton M, Giunta K, Villegas L, Nicholas M., Arch Sex Behav. 2025 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03109-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40097900. Abstract Amidst the increased online engagement of adolescents, a growing global body of literature has examined adolescents’ encounters with internet pornography (IP). Though prevalence rates vary across […]

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Pornhub: What is pornography doing to your brain?

Montreal journalist Maria Mourani asks: Is it logical to fund projects for preventing equality issues, violence against women and children, as well as sexual exploitation, and yet allow this discourse validating pornography to pollute our schools? [Translation] You have surely read the articles by my colleagues from the investigative bureau, Jean-François Cloutier, Nicolas Brasseur, and […]

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New academic handbook addresses compulsive sexual behavior

The Sage Handbook of Addiction Psychology presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the science behind the psychology of addiction, offering a crucial resource for psychologists engaged in both research and practice. Below is an excerpt of the section on CSBD (“Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder”). Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), […]

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Is Porn Bad For You?

A Skeptical Look at NPR’s Dismissive Answer [Note: this article is a year old. We were so disgusted by NPR’s shoddy journalism (using as its source a close ally of the porn industry’s “Free Speech Coalition”) as well as its treachery in willfully ignoring key facts of which it was repeatedly informed, that we didn’t […]

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