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 […]
Read More… from Hypernatural Monitoring: A Social Rehearsal Account of Smartphone Addiction (2018)
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 […]
Front. Psychiatry, 03 April 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00099 Shuai Wang1,2, Jing Liu3, Lin Tian4*, Limin Chen1, Jun Wang1, Qunfeng Tang5, Fuquan Zhang1 and Zhenhe Zhou1,2* 1Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Wuxi Mental Health Center of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China 2Wuxi Tongren International Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi, China 3Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China 4Department of Substance Dependency, […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Apr 3;15(4). pii: E668. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040668. González-Bueso V1, Santamaría JJ2, Fernández D3,4, Merino L5, Montero E6, Ribas J7. Abstract The addictive use of video games is recognized as a problem with clinical relevance and is included in international diagnostic manuals and classifications of diseases. The association between “Internet […]
J Behav Addict. 2018 Apr 12:1-14. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.22. Rømer Thomsen K1, Callesen MB1, Hesse M1, Kvamme TL1, Pedersen MM1, Pedersen MU1, Voon V2. Abstract Background and aims Impulsivity is a risk factor for addictive behaviors. The UPPS-P impulsivity model has been associated with substance addiction and gambling disorder, but its role in other non-substance addiction-related […]
Read More… from Impulsivity traits and addiction-related behaviors in youth (2018)