Horm Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC May 1, 2012. Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. May 2011; 59(5): 696–701. Published online Oct 26, 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.10.009 Charles T. Snowdon,1 Pamela L. Tannenbaum,2,3 Nancy J. Schultz-Darken,2 Toni E. Ziegler,2 and Craig F. Ferris4 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s […]
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Socioaffect Neurosci Psychol. 2012; 2: 17340. Published online Mar 15, 2012. doi: 10.3402/snp.v2i0.17340 PMCID: PMC3960032 Genaro A. Coria-Avila, DVM, MSc, PhD* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Partner preferences are expressed by many social species, including humans. They are commonly […]
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Nutrients. 2014 Sep 16;6(9):3653-3671. Meule A1, Gearhardt AN2. FULL TEXT PDF Abstract The idea that specific kind of foods may have an addiction potential and that some forms of overeating may represent an addicted behavior has been discussed for decades. In recent years, the interest in food addiction is growing and research on this topic […]
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Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i66. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu054.67. Katagami M, Inoue K. Abstract Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) can be broadly conceptualized as an inability to control one’s use of the Internet which leads to negative consequences in daily life. In recent years, internet addiction began to be dealt with as mental illness in the world […]
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Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i51. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu053.64. Mihara S1, Nakayama H1, Sakuma H1, Osaki Y2, Kaneita Y3, Higuchi S1. Abstract BACK GROUND: The number of people with Internet addiction (IA) in Japan is assumed to have rapidly increased, but the actual conditions have not been unknown. Below we report the changes of estimated prevalence […]
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Alcohol Alcohol. 2014 Sep;49 Suppl 1:i10. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu052.37. Osaki Y1, Kanda H2, Higuchi S3, Matsumoto H4, Yuzuriha T5, Horie Y6, Kimura M3, Yoshimoto H7. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological features of internet addiction and the relationship among other popular addictive behaviors in Japanese population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Subjects were Japanese adults […]
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Comments: The following (roughly) translated articles contain quotes and describe studies (in press) by Italian urology professor, President of the Italian Society of Reproductive Pathophysiology, and author of some 300 academic papers, Carlo Foresta. See this page for descriptions of the studies and his 90 page PDF of the lecture where he presented his results. […]
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Front Psychol. 2013 Sep 10;4:609. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00609. eCollection 2013. Kira Bailey,1,* Robert West,2 and Judson Kuffel3 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Recent work has revealed a relationship between pathological video game use and increased impulsivity among children and adolescents. A few studies have also demonstrated increased […]
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PLoS One. 2014 Mar 14;9(3):e91506. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091506. eCollection 2014. S Kühn,1,2,3,* A Romanowski,2 C Schilling,2 R Lorenz,2 C Mörsen,2 N Seiferth,2 T Banaschewski,4 A Barbot,5 G J Barker,6 C Büchel,7 P J Conrod,6 J W Dalley,8,9 H Flor,10 H Garavan,11 B Ittermann,3 K Mann,12 J-L Martinot,13,14 T Paus,15,16,17 M Rietschel,18 M N Smolka,19,20 A Ströhle,1 […]
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Front Psychol. 2013; 4: 608. Published online Sep 9, 2013. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00608 PMCID: PMC3766857 Joseph Hilgard,* Christopher R. Engelhardt, and Bruce D. Bartholow Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract A new measure of individual habits and preferences in video game use is developed in order to better […]
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