Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 Jun;68(6):471-8. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12153. Tang J1, Zhang Y, Li Y, Liu L, Liu X, Zeng H, Xiang D, Li CS, Lee TS. Author information Abstract AIM: This study investigated the clinical characteristics of internet addiction using a cross-sectional survey and psychiatric interview. METHODS: A structured questionnaire consisted of demographics, Symptom Checklist 90, […]
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 Jun;68(6):463-70. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12154. Kim JE1, Son JW, Choi WH, Kim YR, Oh JH, Lee S, Kim JK. Author information Abstract AIM: This study aimed to examine differences in brain activation for various types of reward and feedback in adolescent Internet addicts (AIA) and normal adolescents (NA) using functional magnetic resonance imaging […]
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I have not posted here in a long time and i just wanted to make one more post. I’m writing this because I wanted to share the success of my journey and hopefully inspire more people to stick with giving up Porn. For those of you who want to read my whole story I believe […]
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Greetings Fapstronauts, If you’re like me, you probably have a hard time finding motivation or wondering where to go during your journey to better yourself. I decided I’m going to put together a “NoFap Survival Kit” to help you through this! VIDEOS Here are some great videos that have helped me in times of need. […]
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I provide 2 updated “Reality Checks” before we get to the 2014 critique. Reality check#1: Neurological & epidemiological studies that refute nearly every claim in Ley et al., 2014: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror […]
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Psychiatry Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 30, 2010. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. Nov 30, 2009; 170(1): 22–31. Published online Oct 6, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.036 PMCID: PMC2792582 NIHMSID: NIHMS151360 Marc Nicholas Potenza,a,* Lorrin Michael Koran,b and Stefano Pallantic Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]
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North Am. Author manuscript; available in PMC Mar 7, 2007. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Clin North Am. Jun 2006; 29(2): 539–x. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2006.02.002 PMCID: PMC1812126 NIHMSID: NIHMS13952 Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPHa,* and Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhDb Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version […]
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2010 January 1. Published in final edited form as: Neuropharmacology. 2009; 56(Suppl 1): 139–148. SHELLY B. FLAGEL,* HUDA AKIL,* and TERRY E. ROBINSON† Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Neuropharmacology See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Go […]
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Citation: Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology 2012; 2: 14874 – DOI: 10.3402/snp.v2i0.14874 Kevin S. Holloway, PhD* Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and Behavior Program, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA Abstract Identifying the role of opioids in the mediation of learned sexual behaviors has been complicated by the use of differing methodologies in the investigations. In this review addressing […]
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COMMENTS: Internet addiction was associated with depressive states, but NOT with depressive traits. This means that Internet use was the likely cause of depression. Put simply, depression was not a pre-existing condition. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2013 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12124. Huang AC, Chen HE, Wang YC, Wang LM. Source Department of Psychology, Fo Guang University, […]
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