Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 Mar;40 Suppl 1:S12-21. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.9. Benton D1, Young HA1. Abstract Addiction to a wide range of substances of abuse has been suggested to reflect a ‘Reward Deficiency Syndrome’. That is, drugs are said to stimulate the reward mechanisms so intensely that, to compensate, the population of dopamine D2 receptors (DD2R) […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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