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Getting a grip on problem gambling: what can neuroscience tell us? (2014)

Front Behav Neurosci. 2014; 8: 141. Published online May 20, 2014. doi:  10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00141 PMCID: PMC4033022 Anna E. Goudriaan,1,* Murat Yücel,2 and Ruth J. van Holst1,3 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract In problem gamblers, diminished cognitive control and increased impulsivity is present compared to healthy controls. Moreover, […]

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Impact of Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games upon the Psychosocial Well-Being of Adolescents and Young Adults: Reviewing the Evidence (2013)

Psychiatry J. 2013; 2013: 464685. Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi:  10.1155/2013/464685 PMCID: PMC3820076 Jonathan Scott 1 and Alison P. Porter-Armstrong 2 ,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Introduction. For many people, the online environment has become a significant arena for everyday living, and researchers are […]

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(CAUSE & REMISSION) The exacerbation of depression, hostility, and social anxiety in the course of Internet addiction among adolescents: A prospective study (2014)

COMMENTS: This study followed students for one year assessing levels of internet addiction and evaluating levels of depression, hostility, and social anxiety. Researchers found that internet addiction exacerbates depression, hostility, and social anxiety, while remission from Internet addiction decreases depression, hostility, and social anxiety. Cause & effect, not just correlation. Compr Psychiatry. 2014 May 17. […]

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Sucrose Ingestion Induces Rapid AMPA Receptor Trafficking (2013)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Oct 3, 2013. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. Apr 3, 2013; 33(14): 6123–6132. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4806-12.2013 David S. Tukey,1 Jainne M. Ferreira,1,2 Shannon O. Antoine,1,3 James A. D’amour,3,4,5 Ipe Ninan,6 Soledad Cabeza de Vaca,6 Salvatore Incontro,1,7 Charlotte Wincott,1,3 Julian K. Horwitz,1 Diana T. Hartner,1 Carlo B. […]

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Diagnostic instruments for behavioural addiction: an overview (2007)

Psychosoc Med. 2007; 4: Doc11. Published online Oct 4, 2007. Ulrike Albrecht,1 Nina Ellen Kirschner,1 and Sabine M. Grüsser*,1 Go to: Abstract In non-substance-related addiction, the so-called behavioural addiction, no external psychotropic substances are consumed. The psychotropic effect consists of the body’s own biochemical processes induced only by excessive activities. Until recently, knowledge was limited […]

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Prefrontal Control and Internet Addiction: A Theoretical Model and Review of Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Findings (2014)

COMMENTS: Great review of internet addiction. Explains the common shred brain changes that occur with internet based addictions. Authors strongly suggest that cybersex addiction exist and is a subcategory of Internet addiction   Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 May 27;8:375. eCollection 2014. Brand M1, Young KS2, Laier C3. Abstract Most people use the Internet as a […]

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Pavlovian conditioning and cross-sensitization studies raise challenges to the hypothesis that overeating is an addictive behavior (2014)

Transl Psychiatry. Apr 2014; 4(4): e387. doi:  10.1038/tp.2014.28 M R Harb1,2 and O F X Almeida1,* Abstract Elevated glucocorticoid levels and sign tracking (ST) in Pavlovian conditioning are potential biomarkers of compulsive behaviors such as addiction. As overeating is sometimes viewed as a form of addictive behavior, we hypothesized that murine Pavlovian sign trackers would […]

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Food cravings, appetite, and snack-food consumption in response to a psychomotor stimulant drug: the moderating effect of “food-addiction” (2014)

Front. Psychol., 08 May 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00403   Caroline Davis1*, Robert D. Levitan2, Allan S. Kaplan2, James L. Kennedy2 and Jacqueline C. Carter3 1Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada 2Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada 3Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada There is […]

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Development of korean smartphone addiction proneness scale for youth (2012)

PLoS One. 2014 May 21;9(5):e97920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097920. Kim D1, Lee Y1, Lee J1, Nam JK1, Chung Y2. Author information 1Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. 2Department of Education, Korea National University of Education, CheongJu, South Korea. Abstract This study developed a Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (SAPS) based on the existing internet and […]

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