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Age 44 – PIED: Almost every other reason for quitting porn did not work

Some background: 44 years of age, male, long-term porn user (magazines >> VHS tapes >> internet); dozens of efforts to quit (even back at the magazine stage); recent onset of PIED. Longest previous record was 23 days. During the last 90 days: no porn, no masturbation, but sex with real women is allowed. So what […]

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging of internet addiction in young adults (2016)

World J Radiol. 2016 Feb 28; 8(2): 210–225. Published online 2016 Feb 28. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i2.210 PMCID: PMC4770183Gianna Sepede, Margherita Tavino, Rita Santacroce, Federica Fiori, Rosa Maria Salerno, and Massimo Di Giannantonio Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract AIM: To report the results of functional magnetic resonance […]

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Compulsive Sexual Behaviour as a Behavioural Addiction: The Impact of the Internet and Other Issues. Mark Griffiths PhD., (2016)

COMMENTS: This is Mark Griffiths commentary on “Should Compulsive Sexual Behavior be Considered an Addiction? (2016)” by Kraus, Voon & Potenza. Key points by Griffiths include: More emphasis needs to be placed on the role of the Internet in CSB. (YBOP strongly believes that Internet porn addiction must be separated from “sex addiction.“) The internet […]

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Effects of striatal ΔFosB overexpression and ketamine on social defeat stress-induced anhedonia in mice (2014)

Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Oct 1. Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2014 Oct 1; 76(7): 550–558. Published online 2014 Jan 8. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.12.014 PMCID: PMC4087093 NIHMSID: NIHMS564517 Rachel J. Donahue,1 John W. Muschamp,1 Scott J. Russo,2 Eric J. Nestler,2 and William A. Carlezon, Jr.1 Author information ► Copyright […]

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Neural activation patterns underlying basolateral amygdala influence on intra-accumbens opioid-driven consummatory vs. appetitive high-fat feeding behaviors in the rat (2015) – BINGE MECHANISM

Behav Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Dec 1. Published in final edited form as: Behav Neurosci. 2015 Dec; 129(6): 812–821. Published online 2015 Oct 26. doi: 10.1037/bne0000095 PMCID: PMC4658266 NIHMSID: NIHMS724902 Kyle E. Parker,1,2,3 Matt P. McCabe,1,2 Howard W. Johns,1,2 Dane K. Lund,2,4 Fiona Odu,4 Rishi Sharma,2,5 Mahesh M. Thakkar,5 DDW Cornelison,2,4 and […]

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(L) Researchers unlock mechanisms in the brain that separate food consumption from cravings (2016) BINGE MECHANISM

March 8, 2016 LINK TO ARTICLE Researchers investigating eating disorders often study chemical and neurological functions in the brain to discover clues to overeating. Understanding non-homeostatic eating—or eating that is driven more by palatability, habit and food cues—and how it works in the brain may help neuroscientists determine how to control cravings, maintain healthier weights […]

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Age 32 – I’m so much more sharp and motivated

I guess I’m kinda stoked to hit 180 days today (although my counter says 179 days, I’m in NZ – we live in the future!) A lot has happened over the last 6 months. My wife and I split up almost a year ago, and that was part of the motivation to finally quit PMO […]

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White matter tract integrity in treatment-resistant gambling disorder (2016)

Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Feb 4. pii: bjp.bp.115.165506. Chamberlain SR1, Derbyshire K1, Daws RE1, Odlaug BL1, Leppink EW1, Grant JE2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Gambling disorder is a relatively common psychiatric disorder recently re-classified within the DSM-5 under the category of ‘substance-related and addictive disorders’. AIMS: To compare white matter integrity in patients with gambling disorder with […]

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Stress as a common risk factor for obesity and addiction (2014)

Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 May 1. Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2013 May 1; 73(9): 827–835. Published online 2013 Mar 26. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.032 PMCID: PMC3658316 NIHMSID: NIHMS461257 Rajita Sinha, PhD1,2,3 and Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD4,5 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]

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The contribution of brain reward circuits to the obesity epidemic (2013)

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Nov 1. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Nov; 37(0): 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.12.001. Published online 2012 Dec 10. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2012.12.001 PMCID: PMC3604128 NIHMSID: NIHMS428084 Eric Stice,a Dianne P. Figlewicz,b Blake A. Gosnell,c Allen S. Levine,d and Wayne E. Pratte Author information ► Copyright and […]

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