Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2018 May 4;17:15. doi: 10.1186/s12991-018-0187-1. eCollection 2018. Choi DW1,2, Chun SY1,2, Lee SA1,2, Han KT3, Park EC2,4. Abstract Background: A number of risk factors for Internet addiction among adolescents have been identified to be associated with their behavior, familial, and parental factors. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between parental […]
In Porn Then and Now: Welcome to Brain Training I look at the how and why porn from the internet is so compelling, so hard to stop watching. See the many comments below the article. “Are we the first generation to masturbate left-handed?” A Reddit poster recently asked, “Are we the first generation to masturbate […]
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Over the years, our internet speeds (depending on where you live) have got quicker and quicker. In the early noughties, simply downloading a 200kb JPEG could take longer than cooking dinner, whereas now it comes in the blink of an eye – and it’s only going to get better. People around the world can stream […]
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I began my journey in 2013. At the time I was extremely fearful of my situation. I had PIED, I was nervous around women and intimacy was a difficult thing for me. I even developed HOCD. Fapping had a detrimental effect on my mental health overall, and I began to feel shame. I abstained for […]
Front Psychol. 2018 Feb 20;9:141. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00141. Veissière SPL1,2,3,4, Stendel M1,3,4. Abstract We present a deflationary account of smartphone addiction by situating this purportedly antisocial phenomenon within the fundamentally social dispositions of our species. While we agree with contemporary critics that the hyper-connectedness and unpredictable rewards of mobile technology can modulate negative affect, we propose […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 130. Published online 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00130 PMCID: PMC5902502 PMID: 29692743 Sujin Bae,1 Ji Sun Hong,2 Sun Mi Kim,2 and Doug Hyun Han2,* Abstract Introduction Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and gambling disorder (GD) share similar clinical characteristics but show different brain functional connectivity patterns. Bupropion is known to be effective […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr; 15(4): 788. Published online 2018 Apr 18. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040788 PMCID: PMC5923830 PMID: 29670025 Wei-Po Chou,1,2 Cheng-Fang Yen,1,3,* and Tai-Ling Liu1,3,* Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the predicting effects of psychological inflexibility/experiential avoidance (PI/EA) and stress coping strategies for Internet addiction, significant depression and […]
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195742 Abstract The use of online-communication applications including messengers (e.g. WhatsApp) or social networking services (e.g. Facebook) on the smartphone has turned into daily practice for billions of people, for example during waiting times. An increasing number of individuals show diminished control over their usage of these applications despite negative consequences in everyday life. This […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr 25;15(5). pii: E859. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050859. Kim YJ1, Jang HM2, Lee Y3, Lee D4, Kim DJ5. Abstract The associations of Internet addiction (IA) and smartphone addiction (SA) with mental health problems have been widely studied. We investigated the effects of IA and SA on depression and anxiety while […]
J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Apr 26. doi: 10.1089/acm.2017.0416. Kang KD1, Jung TW2, Park IH3, Han DH1. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been suggested to be a mental health disorder. Attachment and emotional status in IGD patients are important for understanding the etiology and progression of IGD because both parameters are considered to […]