Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention Lijun Chen, Cody Ding, Xiaoliu Jiang & Marc N. Potenza Published online: 26 Jan 2019 https://doi.org/10.1080/10720162.2018.1547234 Abstract Questions remain regarding how best to define problematic online sexual activities (OSAs) and about paths that may lead to problematic use of OSAs and their consequences. Although frequency […]
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YBOP comments: There’s some interesting background related to this paper. (See excerpt from its Conclusion below the Abstract). The Abstract states that only one other meta-analysis on this subject has been published. That other paper found that, “The impact of media on teen sexuality was minimal with effect sizes near to zero.” It was co-authored […]
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JMIR Ment Health. 2019 Jan 21;6(1):e9978. doi: 10.2196/mental.9978. Varfi N1, Rothen S1, Jasiowka K1, Lepers T1, Bianchi-Demicheli F1, Khazaal Y#1. Abstract BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies are concerned with various aspects of cybersex addiction, the difficulty some persons have in limiting cybersex use despite a negative impact on everyday life. OBJECTIVE: The aim of […]
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Shah, Jay; Das, Prithwijit; Muthiah, Nallammai; Milanaik, Ruth Current Opinion in Pediatrics: February 2019 – Volume 31 – Issue 1 – p 148–156 doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000714 OFFICE PEDIATRICS: Edited by Henry H. Bernstein Purpose of review In recent years, breakthroughs and advancements in new age technology have revolutionized the way children communicate and interact with the world […]
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‘When I watch porn, I feel detached from myself. I just know I can do better.’ The first time Greg Anderson watched online porn at the age of 12, he felt nothing. While the naked blonde writhing atop her male colleague piqued his interest, he remembers it was because the imagery was novel, not because […]
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Environ Health Prev Med. 2019 Jan 5;24(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12199-018-0759-3. Iwaibara A1,2, Fukuda M2, Tsumura H3, Kanda H4. Abstract BACKGROUND: School teachers have a possibility toward at-risk Internet addiction (IA) due to increased opportunities to use the Internet, along with the spread of the Internet in recent years. Burnout syndrome (BOS) is found to be one […]
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JMIR Ment Health. 2019 Jan 7;6(1):e65. doi: 10.2196/mental.9419. van der Maas M#1, Shi J1,2, Elton-Marshall T1,3,4,5, Hodgins DC6, Sanchez S1, Lobo DS7,8, Hagopian S9, Turner NE1,3. Abstract BACKGROUND: This study seeks to give an overview of academic research on internet-based interventions that are used to address problem gambling. The rate of treatment seeking has been […]
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So in our family, birthdays are pretty much split into a couple of groups; the birthdays from May – September, and the ones from January – February. There’s this one cousin, who’s like my lost brother when it comes to family activities, who sat next to me during our Christmas dinner. My mother told me […]
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Males who are heavy porn users, especially those who are compulsive/addicted, have long reported issues with sexual dysfunction. The most common complaint is erectile dysfunction (ED), though delayed ejaculation (DE) and anorgasmia (inability to reach orgasm) are also common. Interestingly, these issues typically do not occur when using porn; these individuals only seem to struggle […]
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October 2018, Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports Rudolf Stark, Tim Klucken, Marc N. Potenza, Matthias Brand, Jana Strahler DOI: 10.1007/s40473-018-0162-9 Abstract Purpose of Review In the recently released eleventh edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) was for the first time included and classified as an impulse control disorder. The […]
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