Preventive Medicine Reports Volume 12, December 2018, Pages 271-283 Jean M.Twengea W. KeithCampbellb https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003 Highlights •More hours of screen time are associated with lower well-being in ages 2 to 17. •High users show less curiosity, self-control, and emotional stability. •Twice as many high (vs. low) users of screens had an anxiety or depression diagnosis. •Non-users […]
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This shit is hard but completely worth the struggle. So it took me 120 days rather than 90 but I believe my addiction has been lifted. All of my previous anxiety, depression and negative outlook on life has been erased and I truly feel free! When I first started this journey I was weak, hateful […]
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[Co-authored by multiple researchers in the field of problematic sexual behavior, this article questions whether the new CSBD diagnosis belongs under the “Impulse Control Disorder” category, where it currently resides. They find the most support for CSB as an ‘addictive disorder.’] Ewelina Kowalewska, Joshua B. Grubbs, Marc N. Potenza, Mateusz Gola, Małgorzata Draps, and Shane […]
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Oct 2; 115(40): 9882–9888. Published online 2018 Oct 1. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1611617114 PMCID: PMC6176643 PMID: 30275306 Abstract To clarify and quantify the influence of video game violence (VGV) on aggressive behavior, we conducted a metaanalysis of all prospective studies to date that assessed the relation between exposure to […]
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October 8, 2018, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology European Union funded researchers have launched the first international network to identify and understand problems associated with Internet use, such as gambling, pornography, bullying, excessive social media use. The Manifesto for a European Research Network into Problematic Usage of the Internet is published today in the peer-reviewed journal, […]
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Excerpt analyzing Prause et al., 2015 (which is citation 87) A study using EEG, conducted by Prause and colleagues, suggested that individuals who feel distressed about their pornography use, as compared to a control group who do not feel distress about their use of pornography, may require more/greater visual stimulation to evoke brain responses [87]. […]
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Introduction I was surprised and somewhat baffled by grad student Kris Taylor’s recent VICE article on porn use and sexual dysfunctions. In his article Taylor not only misrepresented the content of a 2016 review of literature I co-authored with 7 US navy doctors, he chose to omit over 40 studies linking porn use to sexual […]
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Sci Rep. 2018 Oct 11;8(1):15117. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33324-y. Park CH1, Chun JW1, Cho H1,2, Kim DJ3. Abstract Internet gaming addiction (IGA), as the most popular subtype of Internet addiction, is becoming a common and widespread mental health concern, but there are still debates on whether IGA constitutes a psychiatric disorder. The view on the brain as […]
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J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 1;7(3):553-555. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.79. Kuss DJ1. Abstract In this commentary, I discuss the recent paper by Király et al. (2018), which provides a systematic review of current and potential policies addressing problematic gaming and suggesting current approaches include those (a) limiting video game availability, (b) reducing risk and harm, and (c) supporting […]
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Sexual brain training matters—especially during adolescence (Note: View numerous comments below this article) It’s normal for kids to want to learn all about sex, especially during puberty and adolescence. This is when reproduction becomes the brain’s top priority. For this we can thank the specifics of teen-brain development. Think of an adolescent jungle primate watching […]
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