J Behav Addict. 2017 Aug 17:1-3. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.049. Higuchi S1, Nakayama H1, Mihara S1, Maezono M1, Kitayuguchi T1, Hashimoto T1. ABSTRACT Data from a specialist treatment facility for Internet addiction (IA) in Japan showed that (a) the vast majority of treatment seekers are addicted to online games, (b) their symptoms are often quite severe, and […]
Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering Vol. 55 (2017) No. 1 p. 39-44 http://doi.org/10.11239/jsmbe.55.39 Shun IZAWA1), Kenta TACHIKAWA1), Yumie ONO2), Hiroshi KOBAYASHI3), Shinya KURIKI3), Atsushi ISHIYAMA1) 1) Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University 2) School of Science and Technology, Meiji University 3) School of Information Environment, Tokyo Denki Keywords: […]
Who I am doesn’t matter. I am 22 years old. I have watched porn for a long time. Found out about it with 13/14 years. And fapped at irregular times in the meantime. Until 3 years ago where I became 19. That time I got hooked on a fetish. That fetish was ‘gender-bender’. I have […]
J Epidemiol. 2017 Jan 17. pii: S0917-5040(16)30123-X. doi: 10.1016/j.je.2016.10.004. Morioka H1, Itani O2, Osaki Y3, Higuchi S4, Jike M1, Kaneita Y5, Kanda H6, Nakagome S1, Ohida T1. Abstract BACKGROUND: This study aimed to clarify the associations between the frequency and amount of alcohol consumption and problematic Internet use, such as Internet addiction and excessive Internet […]
Nutrition Reviews Volume 73, Issue 5 Pp. 296 – 307 Miguel Alonso-Alonso, Stephen C. Woods, Marcia Pelchat, Patricia Sue Grigson, Eric Stice, Sadaf Farooqi, Chor San Khoo, Richard D. Mattes, Gary K. Beauchamp DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuv002 First published online: 9 April 2015 Abstract This article reviews current research and cross-disciplinary perspectives on the neuroscience of food […]
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I’m 47. I used porn since I was 14, and even then, it was highly compulsive. What drove me to quit was a constant sense of emotional overwhelm and years of untreated depression. Benefits so far: I’m happier. I’m useful. I can look people in the eye because I’m not ashamed of my behaviors. I […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 24;7:175. eCollection 2016. De-Sola Gutiérrez J1, Rodríguez de Fonseca F2, Rubio G3. Abstract We present a review of the studies that have been published about addiction to cell phones. We analyze the concept of cell-phone addiction as well as its prevalence, study methodologies, psychological features, and associated psychiatric comorbidities. Research in […]
COMMENTS: While the study uses the term “Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB),” the subjects were porn addicts (see this press release). Compared to healthy controls CSB subjects had increased left amygdala volume and reduced functional connectivity during rest between the left amygdala and bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex DLPFC. The authors conclude: Our current findings highlight elevated […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2016; 7: 6. Published online 2016 Mar 3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00006 PMCID: PMC4776119 Emmanuel Stip,1,2,* Alexis Thibault,1 Alexis Beauchamp-Chatel,1 and Steve Kisely3,4,5 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Computers, video games, and technological devices are part of young people’s everyday lives. Hikikomori is a Japanese word […]
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Brain Nerve. 2016 Oct;68(10):1159-1166. [Article in Japanese] Elsalhy M1, Muramatsu T, Higuchi S, Mimura M. Abstract The Internet now plays a very important role in our lives. However, for some people, Internet use can lead to a state that appears to meet the DSM definition for a mental disorder. In this review, we briefly discuss […]
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