Indian J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan-Mar; 58(1): 6–11. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.174354 PMCID: PMC4776584 P. K. Dalal and Debasish Basu1 “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein Go to: THE BEGINNING In 1995, when the New York based psychiatrist Dr. Ivan Goldberg posted a sincere-looking but satirical note on the online psychiatric […]
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Kyler Rasmussen Journal of Family Theory & Review Volume 8, Issue 2, pages 173–191, June 2016 1 JUN 2016 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12141 Abstract This article provides a broad overview of pornography’s effects on romantic relationships since the late 1960s, examining the literature through the family impact lens and focusing on pornography’s potential influence on relational stability. Pornography’s […]
Comment: Approximately 28% (n = 359) of men scored at (or above) the suggested HBI total clinical cutoff (≥53) indicating the presence of a possible hypersexual disorder. J Behav Addict. 2016 Jun;5(2):169-78. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.036. Kraus SW1,2,3, Martino S2,3, Potenza MN3,4. LINK TO FULL TEXT Abstract Background and aims This study examined the prevalence of, and factors […]
Home > Vol 5, No 9 (2015) > Dutta Dr. Hemanta Dutta, Dr. Soumik Sengupta Abstract Pornography addiction is fresher and less often reported term in psychiatric practice. Albeit viewing pornography produces sexual gratification, infrequently its excessive use may induce disturbed psychological states. Here we are demonstrating a case of pornography addiction who attended Outpatient […]
Brain Imaging Behav. 2016 Jul 9. Feldstein Ewing SW1, Claus ED2, Hudson KA3, Filbey FM4, Yakes Jimenez E5, Lisdahl KM6, Kong AS7. Abstract Many adolescents struggle with overweight/obesity, which exponentially increases in the transition to adulthood. Overweight/obesity places youth at risk for serious health conditions, including type 2 diabetes. In adults, neural substrates implicated in […]
What does the post-porn emotional rebound look like? Guys who give up porn often report unexpected changes, such as improved sexual performance and satisfaction, increased confidence and desire to socialize, better concentration, more satisfying romantic relationships and so forth. Yet they also frequently remark on another change: They feel more emotion. This is often both […]
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J Adolesc. 2016 Jun;49:191-203. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.03.017 Rasmussen K1, Alex Bierman2. Abstract Research increasingly calls attention to the possibility of detrimental consequences of pornography use among adolescents. However, few studies examine adolescent pornography consumption longitudinally or consistently examine the role of religion in shaping pornography consumption, despite an established theoretical basis for the moderating effects of […]
Enrico Patrono , Matteo Di Segni , Loris Patella, Diego Andolina, Alessandro Valzania, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, Armando Felsani, Assunta Pompili, Antonella Gasbarri, Stefano Puglisi-Allegra, Rossella Ventur Published: March 17, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120191 Abstract Background Eating disorders appear to be caused by a complex interaction between environmental and genetic factors, and compulsive eating in response to adverse […]
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Med Hypotheses. 2016 Aug;93:62-70. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2016.05.015. Patrono E1, Gasbarri A2, Tomaz C3, Nishijo H4. Article Outline Introduction The “incentive-sensitization” theory The “hedonic dysregulation” theory The “habit-based learning” theory A “temporal continuum” hypotheses involving the aberrant motivation, the hedonic dysregulation, and the aberrant learning Neuro-bio-physiological background of drug addiction “temporal continuum” hypotheses The neural basis of […]
I want to thank Reboot Nation & YBOP for my 90 day milestone and victory over porn. Thank you for your wealth of experience, knowledge, and success along with your profound sharing and honesty. Your experience along with the science based information was what I needed for success. I reflect on these 90 days as […]