International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction February 2017 , Volume 15, Issue 1, pp 16–27 Craig S. Cashwell, Amanda L. Giordano, Kelly King, Cody Lankford, Robin K. Henson Abstract For individuals with sexual addiction, sexual behaviors often are the primary means of regulating distressing or undesirable emotion. In this study, we sought to examine differences in aspects of emotion regulation between students in […]
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Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2010 Dec; 5(2): 4–14. PMCID: PMC3120118 Thomas J. Gould, Ph.D. Abstract The brain regions and neural processes that underlie addiction overlap extensively with those that support cognitive functions, including learning, memory, and reasoning. Drug activity in these regions and processes during early stages of abuse foster strong maladaptive associations between drug […]
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Are you – or someone you love – getting tired of all this talk about porn being so harmful? Rather than having to worry about making serious personal or public changes, wouldn’t it be nice to stop worrying about this all together? Thankfully, a small handful of authors have been coming up with some compelling […]
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I beat SEVERE PIED I beat SEVERE Pornography Addiction. I beat pornography addiction, porn and masturbation PMO addiction. After YEARS of struggle. After YEARS of pain and suffering I put myself through and what porn did to me. I will NEVER forget and now the path I am on. My life has changed forever. I […]
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Ruesink, Gerben B., and Janniko R. Georgiadis. Current Sexual Health Reports (2017): 1-9. Female Sexual Dysfunction and Disorders (M Chivers and C Pukall, Section Editors) Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive summary of the latest developments in the experimental brain study of human sexuality, focusing […]
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J Adolesc. 2017 Nov 14;62:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.11.004. Lin MP1, Wu JY2, You J3, Hu WH2, Yen CF4. Abstract The aim of this study investigated the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in a large representative sample of secondary school students and identified the risk and protective factors. Using a crosssectional design, 2170 participants were recruited from […]
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Ke, Guek Nee, and Siew Fan Wong. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: 1-14. Abstract The prevalence of problematic Internet use (PIU) is reportedly higher in South East Asian adolescent populations. The exacerbation of problematic adolescent behaviors has been found to associate significantly with PIU and is expected to worsen with age. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy […]
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Computers in Human Behavior Available online 17 November 2017 Tobias Greitemeyer, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.022 Highlights • Violent video game exposure is related to aggressive behavior in the player. • This effect in turn spreads across the player’s social network. • Non-players are more aggressive if they are connected to players. Abstract Violent video game exposure has been […]
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J Behav Addict. 2017 Nov 15:1-9. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.072. King DL1, Herd MCE1, Delfabbro PH1. Abstract Background and aims The criterion of tolerance in DSM-5 Internet gaming disorder (IGD) refers to a need for increasing time spent gaming. However, this focus on “need for gaming time” may overlook some of the broader motivations, outcomes, or effects […]
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Introduction In early November, 2017 three non-profit kink organizations (Center for Positive Sexuality, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, and The Alternative Sexualities Health Research Alliance) released a group position paper “opposing the addiction model in relation to frequent sexual behavior and pornography viewing.” The groups’ press release, Position statement opposing sex/porn addiction model, explained their […]
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