Sexual dysfunction among men under 40 is increasing, and the U.S. Navy thinks porn is to blame. In a new review published in Behavioral Sciences, Navy urologists, neuroscientists and psychiatrists report that 15 years ago erectile dysfunction rates were negligible (2 to 5 percent) in sexually active men under 40. Now, the research indicates that […]
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World Psychiatry. 2016 Oct; 15(3): 297–298. Published online 2016 Sep 22. doi: 10.1002/wps.20373 PMCID: PMC5032511 Karl Mann1, Mira Fauth‐Bühler, 1 Susumu Higuchi, 2 Marc N. Potenza, 3 and John B. Saunders 4 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Pathological gambling, also referred to as gambling disorder, has become the first recognized non‐substance behavioral […]
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A case study of three active-duty service members who saw Navy doctors found their heavy use of pornography to be connected to erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems within their romantic relationships — a finding the Navy is watching without comment, for now. The independent study, undertaken by four San Diego-based naval health professionals, seeks […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2016; 7: 6. Published online 2016 Mar 3. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00006 PMCID: PMC4776119 Emmanuel Stip,1,2,* Alexis Thibault,1 Alexis Beauchamp-Chatel,1 and Steve Kisely3,4,5 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Computers, video games, and technological devices are part of young people’s everyday lives. Hikikomori is a Japanese word […]
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Source: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy / Revista de PSIHOterapie Experientiala. Dec 2015, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p40-45. 6p. Author(s): Cotigă, Alin C.; Dumitrache, Sorina D. Abstract: Introduction: The effects of pornography consumption among men are revealed by both hundreds of internet testimonies and specialists who deal with such effects. This topic raises strong questions and […]
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Jin-Tao Zhanga, b, Yuan-Wei Yaoa, Marc N. Potenzac, d, Cui-Cui Xiae, Jing Lanf, Lu Liuf, Ling-Jiao Wanga, Ben Liua, Shan-Shan Maa, Xiao-Yi Fangf, , Show more http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2016.09.004 Highlights • IGD subjects showed altered cue-induced neural activation in reward-related areas. • IGD subjects alleviated IGD symptoms after CBI. • IGD subjects showed higher insular activation after […]
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“I’d wager that 90 per cent of teenage boys in the UK and USA will be addicted at some seriously life-inhibiting level to on-line pornography, as will 30 per cent of teenage girls. Ditto for adult men and women.” Are we becoming a nation of digital-technology addicts? Surely the figures speak for themselves. The average […]
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Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2016 Sep;19(9):567-73. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0234. Chi X1, Lin L2, Zhang P3. Abstract This study examined the prevalence of Internet addiction among college students in China and explored the correlations between Internet addiction and psychosocial factors. A total of 1,173 Chinese college students (62.1 percent males, Mage = 19.65 years) were invited to complete a […]
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PLoS One. 2016 Sep 12;11(9):e0161126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161126. eCollection 2016. Younes F1,2, Halawi G1,2, Jabbour H3,4, El Osta N5,6,7, Karam L1,8, Hajj A1,2, Rabbaa Khabbaz L1,2. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Internet addiction (IA) could be a major concern in university medical students aiming to develop into health professionals. The implications of this addiction as well as […]
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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2016 Aug 29;12:2233-6. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S110156. Chen Y1, Kang Y2, Gong W3, He L1, Jin Y1, Zhu X1, Yao Y1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in adolescents so as to provide a scientific basis for the communities, schools, […]
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