Addict Biol. 2015 Jul 1. doi: 10.1111/adb.12282. Park CH1, Chun JW2, Cho H2, Jung YC3, Choi J2, Kim DJ2. Abstract Internet gaming addiction (IGA) is becoming a common and widespread mental health concern. Although IGA induces a variety of negative psychosocial consequences, it is yet ambiguous whether the brain addicted to Internet gaming is considered […]
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Nature 522, S62 (25 June 2015) doi:10.1038/522S62a Published online – 24 June 2015 Marc Potenza More research, and dedicated funding, is needed to understand and successfully treat compulsive habits, says Marc Potenza. Yale Univ. What behaviours can be considered addictions? Gambling, gaming, Internet use, sex, shopping and eating can become excessive, but whether they should […]
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J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 May;20(2):86-94. Baer S1, Bogusz E, Green DA. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Computer and gaming-station use has become entrenched in the culture of our youth. Parents of children with psychiatric disorders report concerns about overuse, but research in this area is limited. The goal of this study is to evaluate computer/gaming-station […]
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ANNA L. MEENAN, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, Rockford, Illinois Am Fam Physician. 2007 Oct 15;76(8):1116-1117. Here is a scenario you may have seen in your office: a teenager or young adult, usually male, who is suddenly failing at life. He may be having anger problems, personality changes, and sleep or appetite changes. He […]
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Clinical Psychology Review Volume 34, Issue 4, June 2014, Pages 298–308 Daniel L. King, Paul H. Delfabbro doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2014.03.006 Highlights We review 36 studies on Internet gaming disorder cognition IGD treatment studies employing CT tend to lack cognition-based measures. Four types of cognition may underlie Internet gaming disorder. Implications for criterion A of DSM-5 Internet […]
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Front. Behav. Neurosci., 11 February 2014 | Martin Zack1*, Robert E. Featherstone2, Sarah Mathewson3 and Paul J. Fletcher3 1Cognitive Psychopharmacology Laboratory, Neuroscience Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada 2Translational Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA 3Biopsychology Section, Neuroscience Department, Centre for Addiction and […]
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COMMENTS: Unique longitudinal study. Found that pathological gambling can lead to mood disorders, PTSD, anxiety, and other addictions, 3 years later. In other words, addiction can cause mood disorders, rather than mood disorders manifesting as addiction. We must be very cautious to assume that mood and mental problems are always pre-existing. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 […]
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Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2015 Mar-Apr;23(2):134-46. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000051. Yau YH1, Potenza MN. Abstract Addiction professionals and the public are recognizing that certain nonsubstance behaviors–such as gambling, Internet use, video-game playing, sex, eating, and shopping–bear resemblance to alcohol and drug dependence. Growing evidence suggests that these behaviors warrant consideration as nonsubstance or “behavioral” addictions and has led […]
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Front Psychol. 2015 Apr 28;6:501. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00501. Coëffec A1, Romo L2, Cheze N3, Riazuelo H4, Plantey S5, Kotbagi G6, Kern L7. Abstract Substance use as well as use of video games is frequent among young people. The purpose of this research was to study the links between the use of video games and the consumption […]
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Brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety identified Date: May 28, 2015 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Some decisions arouse far more anxiety than others. Among the most anxiety-provoking are those that involve options with both positive and negative elements, such choosing to take a higher-paying job in a city far from […]
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