Structural alterations in the prefrontal cortex mediate the relationship between Internet gaming disorder and depressed mood (2017)

Jihye Choi, Hyun Cho, Jin-Young Kim, Dong Jin Jung, Kook Jin Ahn, Hang-Bong Kang, Jung-Seok Choi, Ji-Won Chun & Dai-Jin Kim Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 1245 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01275-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01275-5 Abstract Adaptive gaming use has positive effects, whereas depression has been reported to be prevalent in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the neural correlates underlying the association between […]

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CRF–CRF1 Receptor System in the Central and Basolateral Nuclei of the Amygdala Differentially Mediates Excessive Eating of Palatable Food (2013)

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 Nov; 38(12): 2456–2466. Published online 2013 Jul 10. Prepublished online 2013 Jun 10. doi:  10.1038/npp.2013.147 PMCID: PMC3799065 Attilio Iemolo,1 Angelo Blasio,1 Stephen A St Cyr,1 Fanny Jiang,1 Kenner C Rice,2 Valentina Sabino,1 and Pietro Cottone1,* Abstract Highly palatable foods and dieting are major contributing factors for the development of compulsive eating in obesity […]

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Withdrawal from chronic, intermittent access to a highly palatable food induces depressive-like behavior in compulsive eating rats (2012)

Behav Pharmacol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Feb 25. Behav Pharmacol. 2012 Sep; 23(0): 593–602. doi:  10.1097/FBP.0b013e328357697f PMCID: PMC3934429 NIHMSID: NIHMS554308 Attilio Iemolo,a,b,* Marta Valenza,a,b,c,* Lisa Tozier,b Clifford M. Knapp,b Conan Kornetsky,b Luca Steardo,dValentina Sabino,a,b and Pietro Cottonea,b Abstract The increased availability of highly palatable foods is a major contributing factor toward the development of compulsive eating in obesity and eating disorders. It has […]

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Intermittent access to sweet high-fat liquid induces increased palatability and motivation to consume in a rat model of binge consumption (2013)

Physiol Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Apr 10. Physiol Behav. 2013 Apr 10; 0: 21–31. Published online 2013 Mar 13. doi:  10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.03.005 PMCID: PMC3648600 NIHMSID: NIHMS455916 Sylvie Lardeux, James J. Kim, and Saleem M. Nicola* Abstract Binge eating disorders are characterized by discrete episodes of rapid and excessive food consumption. In rats, giving […]

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(REMISSION) Craving Behavior Intervention in Ameliorating College Students’ Internet Game Disorder: A Longitudinal Study (2017)

Front Psychol. 2017 Apr 10;8:526. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00526. Deng LY1, Liu L2, Xia CC2,3, Lan J2, Zhang JT4,5, Fang XY2. Abstract Craving, as a central feature of addiction and a precursor of relapse, is targeted recently in addiction intervention. While Internet gaming disorder (IGD), conceptualized as a behavioral addiction, is lack of effective treatment practice and […]

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Altered neural correlates of reward and loss processing during simulated slot-machine fMRI in pathological gambling and cocaine dependence (2014)

Drug Alcohol Depend. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Dec 1. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Dec 1; 145: 77–86. Published online 2014 Nov 4. doi:  10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.013 PMCID: PMC4266109 NIHMSID: NIHMS640482 Patrick D. Worhunsky,a,b Robert T. Malison,a Robert D. Rogers,b,c,1 and Marc N. Potenzaa,d,e,1,* Abstract Background Individuals with gambling or substance-use disorders exhibit similar functional alterations […]

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The Kappa Opioid Receptor: From Addiction to Depression, and Back (2014)

Front Psychiatry. 2014; 5: 170. Published online 2014 Dec 8. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00170 PMCID: PMC4258993 Laurence Lalanne,1,2,† Gulebru Ayranci,1,3,† Brigitte L. Kieffer,3 and Pierre-Eric Lutz3,* Abstract Comorbidity is a major issue in psychiatry that notably associates with more severe symptoms, longer illness duration, and higher service utilization. Therefore, identifying key clusters of comorbidity and exploring the […]

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Internet Addiction Through the Phase of Adolescence: A Questionnaire Study (2017)

JMIR Ment Health. 2017 Apr 3;4(2):e11. doi: 10.2196/mental.5537. Karacic S1, Oreskovic S1. Abstract BACKGROUND: Adolescents increasingly use the Internet for communication, education, entertainment, and other purposes in varying degrees. Given their vulnerable age, they may be prone to Internet addiction. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to identify possible differences in the purpose of Internet use among […]

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Age 18 – Quitting porn won’t solve all problems, but ending the cycle is a giant step in the right direction.

I masturbated to pornography at least every day from age 12 all the way to 90 days ago. I was addicted – no doubt about it. But I did not know at the time. I think I knew in the back of my head that something was wrong with what I was doing. I think […]

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