Front Pharmacol. 2013; 4: 118. Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00118 Aurélien Bernheim,1 Olivier Halfon,2 and Benjamin Boutrel1,2,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Adolescence, defined as a transition phase toward autonomy and independence, is a natural time of learning and adjustment, particularly in the […]
I provide 2 updated “Reality Checks” before we get to the 2014 critique. Reality check#1: Neurological & epidemiological studies that refute nearly every claim in Ley et al., 2014: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2013; 7: 206. Published online Dec 23, 2013. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00206 PMCID: PMC3870289 Marc N. Potenza* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Pathological gambling [PG—now termed “gambling disorder” in DSM-5 (APA, 2013; Petry et al., 2013)] is characterized by maladaptive patterns of gambling that are associated with significant […]
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Psychiatry Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 30, 2010. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. Nov 30, 2009; 170(1): 22–31. Published online Oct 6, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.036 PMCID: PMC2792582 NIHMSID: NIHMS151360 Marc Nicholas Potenza,a,* Lorrin Michael Koran,b and Stefano Pallantic Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]
Addiction. 2012 Oct;107(10):1726-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03546.x. Epub 2011 Oct 10. el-Guebaly N1, Mudry T, Zohar J, Tavares H, Potenza MN. Author information Abstract AIMS: To describe, in the context of DSM-V, how a focus on addiction and compulsion is emerging in the consideration of pathological gambling (PG). METHODS: A systematic literature review of evidence for the […]
North Am. Author manuscript; available in PMC Mar 7, 2007. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Clin North Am. Jun 2006; 29(2): 539–x. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2006.02.002 PMCID: PMC1812126 NIHMSID: NIHMS13952 Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPHa,* and Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhDb Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version […]
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Neuropsychopharmacology. Feb 2010; 35(3): 591–604. Published online Nov 25, 2009. doi: 10.1038/npp.2009.185 PMCID: PMC3055606 Naomi A Fineberg,1,2,3,* Marc N Potenza,4 Samuel R Chamberlain,1,3 Heather A Berlin,5 Lara Menzies,3 Antoine Bechara,6 Barbara J Sahakian,3 Trevor W Robbins,7 Edward T Bullmore,3,8 and Eric Hollander9 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article […]
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2014 Mar 2. Mak KK1, Lai CM, Ko CH, Chou C, Kim DI, Watanabe H, Ho RC. Author information Abstract The Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R) was developed to assess Internet addiction in Chinese populations, but its psychometric properties in adolescents have not been examined. This study aimed to evaluate […]
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC Jun 27, 2010. Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. May 2009; 48(5): 465–470. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819f2715 PMCID: PMC2892679 NIHMSID: NIHMS207307 JAY N. GIEDD, M.D., FRANCOIS M. LALONDE, Ph.D., MARK J. CELANO, B.S., SAMANTHA L. WHITE, B.S., GREGORY L. […]
‘Homosexual OCD’: Straight Men Who Suspect They Are Gay Some psychologists think that gay acceptance has hindered recognition of homosexual obsessive compulsive disorder. Steven Brodsky, a psychologist who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, says that at any one time he has a “handful” of clients who are straight and suspect that they are gay. Brodsky, who […]