Unexpected adverse childhood experiences and subsequent drug use disorder: a Swedish population study (1995–2011)

Addiction. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Jul 1. Published in final edited form as: Addiction. 2014 Jul; 109(7): 1119–1127. doi:  10.1111/add.12537 PMCID: PMC4048632 NIHMSID: NIHMS575230 Giuseppe N. Giordano, PhD,1 Henrik Ohlsson, PhD,1 Kenneth S. Kendler, MD,2 Kristina Sundquist, MD, PhD,1,3 and Jan Sundquist, MD, PhD1,3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Abstract […]

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Early Life Stress Produces Compulsive-Like, but Not Impulsive, Behavior in Females (2015)

Behav Neurosci. 2015 Jun; 129(3): 300–308. doi:  10.1037/bne0000059 PMCID: PMC4450884   Rebecca D. Burwell, Editor Nichola M. Brydges,1,2,* Megan C. Holmes,1 Anjanette P. Harris,1 Rudolf N. Cardinal,3,4,5 and Jeremy Hall6,7 1Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The University of Edinburgh 2Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University School of Medicine 3Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department […]

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Treatment of Compulsive Pornography Use with Naltrexone: A Case Report (2015)

Comments: Here’s another case study showing that the drug Naltrexone helps porn addicts control their porn use (as a last resort). For a thorough, and brilliant, discussion of Naltrexone and porn addiction see this earlier case study. Link to Research Gate PDF of full paper American Journal of Psychiatry . 01/2016; In Press. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15060843 Shane […]

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Validation of a Malay Version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale among Medical Students in Malaysia (2015)

PLoS One. 2015 Oct 2;10(10):e0139337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139337. Ching SM1, Yee A2, Ramachandran V3, Sazlly Lim SM4, Wan Sulaiman WA4, Foo YL4, Hoo FK4. Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study was initiated to determine the psychometric properties of the Smart Phone Addiction Scale (SAS) by translating and validating this scale into the Malay language (SAS-M), which is the […]

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Adolescence as a Sensitive Period of Brain Development (2015)

LINK TO STUDY Delia Fuhrmann Lisa J. Knoll Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, WCIN 3AR, London, UK Publication stage: In Press Corrected Proof DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.07.008     ARTICLE –  Adolescent brain may be especially sensitive to new memories, social stress, and drug use September 23, 2015 Adolescence, like infancy, has been […]

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Case Report: Internet Gaming Disorder Associated With Pornography Use (2015)

Comments: In this case study, experts point out that recovery from internet gaming disorder (IGD) still left a patient using internet porn excessively with adverse consequences. They urge experts to address porn use as a “co-occurring morbidity with IGD,” lest it become more insidious and difficult to treat. Yale J Biol Med. 2015 Sep 3;88(3):319-324. […]

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Video Game Use in the Treatment of Amblyopia: Weighing the Risks of Addiction (2015)

Yale J Biol Med. 2015 Sep; 88(3): 309–317. Published online 2015 Sep 3. PMCID: PMC4553652 Focus: Addiction Chaoying S. Xu, Jessica S. Chen, and Ron A. Adelman* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Video games have surged in popularity due to their entertainment factor and, with recent innovation, their use […]

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