COMMENTS: Very few objective, controlled studies have been done on Internet pornography. Important findings in this study are that neither time spent viewing porn on the Internet nor personality factors were associated the level of reported problems with Internet porn use (IAT sex score). Instead, it was intensity of the experience and amount of novelty […]
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Archives of Sexual Behavior June 2013 DOI 10.1007/s10508-013-0119-8 Christian Laier, Mirko Pawlikowski, Matthias Brand Abstract Many people watch sexually arousing material on the Internet in order to receive sexual arousal and gratification. When browsing for sexual stimuli, individuals have to make several decisions, all possibly leading to positive or negative consequences. Decision-making research has shown […]
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J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2013 Jun;26(3 Suppl):S18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.03.011. Ma CM, Shek DT. Source Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China. Electronic address: [email protected]. Abstract STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal changes in pornography consumption and related psychosocial correlates (ie, positive youth development […]
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Internet Use Gaming Disorder Included in New DSM-5 Although compulsive Internet gaming is nothing new, this is the first time the American Psychiatric Association has recommended the disorder for further study. MONDAY, May 20, 2013 — At the height of his 20 year addiction to video games, Ryan Van Cleave recalls a three year period […]
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January 18, 2012 LINK PITTSBURGH—Teenagers are more susceptible to developing disorders like addiction and depression, according to a paper published by Pitt researchers today, Jan. 16, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The study was led by Bita Moghaddam, coauthor of the paper and a professor of neuroscience in Pitt’s Kenneth P. […]
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J Korean Med Sci. 2013 May;28(5):763-8. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.763. Epub 2013 May 2. Lee K, Lee HK, Gyeong H, Yu B, Song YM, Kim D. Source Department of Psychiatry, Gongju National Hospital, Gongju, Korea. Abstract We developed a Korean translation of the Internet Addiction Test (KIAT), widely used self-report for internet addiction and tested its reliability […]
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PLoS One. 2013 May 3;8(5):e63089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063089. Zhang HX, Jiang WQ, Lin ZG, Du YS, Vance A. Source Department of Psychological Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Abstract Background Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is now recognized internationally and is known to be linked with academic and social impairment. To date, we know little about […]
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Stress Health. 2013 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/smi.2490. Yan W, Li Y, Sui N. Source Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is an emerging social and mental health issue among youths. Analysis of risk […]
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J Genet Syndr Gene Ther. 2013 February 10; 4(121): 1000121. doi: 10.4172/2157-7412.1000121 K Blum,1,3,9,* M Oscar-Berman,2 D Barh,3 J Giordano,5 and MS Gold1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Having entered the genomics era with confidence in the future of medicine, including psychiatry, identifying the role of DNA and polymorphic […]
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