Altered resting-state neural activity and changes following a craving behavioral intervention for Internet gaming disorder (2016)

Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 6;6:28109. doi: 10.1038/srep28109. Zhang JT1,2, Yao YW1, Potenza MN3,4, Xia CC5, Lan J6, Liu L6, Wang LJ1, Liu B1, Ma SS1, Fang XY6. Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has become a serious mental health issue worldwide. Evaluating the benefits of interventions for IGD is of great significance. Thirty-six young adults with […]

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Age 38 – After thousands of porn-induced orgasms, I was starting to get desensitized – to everything sexual

I can remember the days as a teenager when my desires for girls consisted solely of kissing them, “cuddling” with them, and at most, having oral sex and penis-vagina sex. I would see attractive girls and simply want to “be” with them, and not want to degrade them in extreme sex acts. But then I […]

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Trends in Scientific Literature on Addiction to the Internet, Video Games, and Cell Phones from 2006 to 2010 (2016)

Int J Prev Med. 2016; 7: 63. Published online 2016 Apr 1. doi:  10.4103/2008-7802.179511 PMCID: PMC4837796 Xavier Carbonell, Elena Guardiola,1 Héctor Fuster, Frederic Gil, and Tayana Panova Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ►   Go to: Abstract Background: The goals of the present work were to retrieve the scientific articles […]

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Meditation Awareness Training for the Treatment of Sex Addiction: A Case Study (2016)

Journal of Behavioral Addictions > List of Issues > Volume 5, Issue 2 > DOI: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.034              William Van Gordon *Corresponding author: William Van Gordon; Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4BU, UK; E-mail: [email protected] Edo Shonin Mark D. Griffiths *Corresponding author: William Van Gordon; Psychology Division, Nottingham […]

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Studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual dysfunctions and poorer sexual & relationship satisfaction

Reality Check about Porn Addiction Regardless of what you may read in some journalistic accounts, multiple studies reveal a link between porn use and sexual performance problems, relationship and sexual dissatisfaction, and reduced brain activation to sexual stimuli. Let’s start with sexual dysfunctions. Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual […]

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The Dark Side of Internet Use: Two Longitudinal Studies of Excessive Internet Use, Depressive Symptoms, School Burnout and Engagement Among Finnish Early and Late Adolescents (2016)

J Youth Adolesc. 2016 May 2. Salmela-Aro K1,2, Upadyaya K3,4, Hakkarainen K5, Lonka K6, Alho K5. Abstract Recent research shows an increased concern with well-being at school and potential problems associated with students’ use of socio-digital technologies, i.e., the mobile devices, computers, social media, and the Internet. Simultaneously with supporting creative social activities, socio-digital participation […]

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Altered Gray Matter Volume and White Matter Integrity in College Students with Mobile Phone Dependence (2016)

Front Psychol. 2016 May 4;7:597. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00597. eCollection 2016. Wang Y1, Zou Z1, Song H1, Xu X1, Wang H1, d’Oleire Uquillas F2, Huang X1. Abstract Mobile phone dependence (MPD) is a behavioral addiction that has become an increasing public mental health issue. While previous research has explored some of the factors that may predict MPD, […]

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Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Online Gaming Are Not the Same: Findings from a Large Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample (2014)

Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2014 Dec 1; 17(12): 749–754. doi:  10.1089/cyber.2014.0475 PMCID: PMC4267705 Orsolya Király, MA,1,,2 Mark D. Griffiths, PhD,3 Róbert Urbán, PhD,1 Judit Farkas, MA,1,,4 Gyöngyi Kökönyei, PhD,1 Zsuzsanna Elekes, DSc,5 Domokos Tamás, MA,6 and Zsolt Demetrovics, PhD1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles […]

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