YBOP comments: New study reports numerous negative personality measures correlated with greater porn use (cybersex use), such as: greater neuroticism & anxiety, higher aggression–hostility, decreased sociability, dysfunctional coping mechanisms, etc. ————————————————————————————————————– J Behav Addict. 2019 Dec 23:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.69. Studer J1, Marmet S1, Wicki M1, Gmel G1,2,3,4. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cybersex use (CU) is […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Dec 18;17(1). pii: E3. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010003. Phan O1,2,3, Prieur C2, Bonnaire C2,4, Obradovic I3,5. Abstract Among adolescents, heavy video game use and socializing online may be valued socially by peers, depending on gender and age, which can increase life satisfaction. However, heavy video gaming may also be linked […]
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J Behav Addict. 2019 Dec 13:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.62. Borges G1, Orozco R1, Benjet C1, Martínez Martínez KI2, Contreras EV3, Jiménez Pérez AL3, Peláez Cedrés AJ4, Hernández Uribe PC4, Díaz Couder MAC5, Gutierrez-Garcia RA6, Quevedo Chavez GE7, Albor Y8, Mendez E1, Medina-Mora ME1,9, Mortier P10, Rumpf HJ11. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: DSM-5 includes Internet gaming disorder […]
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Top academics are now offering continuing education credits for a course entitled, “When Pornography Becomes a Problem: Clinical Insights.” It’s intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. It explains how the new “Compulsive sexual […]
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NASN Sch Nurse. 2019 Dec 12:1942602X19888615. doi: 10.1177/1942602X19888615. Johnson JL1, Edwards PM2. Abstract Technology is pervasive in society and reaches across all age-groups. The use of technology in youth has risen steadily in the past two decades through access to television, internet, computers, social media, and gaming in various formats. Due to this increased exposure […]
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J Sex Med. 2019 Nov 7. pii: S1743-6095(19)31447-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.09.018. Turban JL1, Shirk SD2, Potenza MN3, Hoff RA4, Kraus SW5. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Sending sexually explicit text messages (“sexting”) is prevalent among US adults; however, the mental health correlates of this behavior among adults have not been studied adequately. Furthermore, there are few studies examining the […]
Read More… from Posting Sexually Explicit Images or Videos of Oneself Online Is Associated With Impulsivity and Hypersexuality but Not Measures of Psychopathology in a Sample of US Veterans (2019)
Link to original article Pornography has existed throughout recorded history, transforming with the introduction of each new medium. Hundreds of sexually explicit frescoes and sculptures were found in the Mount Vesuvius ruins of Pompeii. Since the advent of the internet, porn use has skyrocketed to dizzying heights. Pornhub, the world’s largest free porn site, received […]
Read More… from Watching Pornography Rewires the Brain to a More Juvenile State. by Rachel Anne Barr, PhD student, neuroscience, Université Laval
Elena Bozzola, Giulia Spina, Margherita Ruggiero, Davide Vecchio, Cinthia Caruso, Mauro Bozzola, Anna Maria Staiano, Rino Agostiniani, Antonello Del Vecchio, Giuseppe Banderali, Diego Peroni, Alberto Chiara, Luigi Memo, Renato Turra, Giovanni Corsello & Alberto Villani Italian Journal of Pediatrics volume 45, Article number: 149 (2019) Cite this article Abstract Background The use of media device, such as smartphone […]
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Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2019 Aug 30; 7(16): 2664–2666. Published online 2019 Aug 27. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.398 PMCID: PMC6876823 PMID: 31777629 Fachrul A. Nasution,* Elmeida Effendy, and Mustafa M. Amin Abstract BACKGROUND: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been included in the 5th edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). At present, […]
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COMMENTS: Under the article Rachel Anne Barr expands on her experiences with porn-induced ED: I actually became acquainted with the topic while doing medical transcription during my undergrad. I would write up letters for busy doctors working in andrology. The number of letters I typed up for “porn-induced erectile dysfunction” was staggering. The treatment plan […]
Read More… from Watching Pornography Rewires the Brain to a More Juvenile State. by Rachel Anne Barr, PhD student, neuroscience, Université Laval (2019)