Excerpt: Significant differences in sexual self-concept were found between [Canadian] adolescents who had and had not used pornography, with gender-specific effects. Among those who had used pornography, higher pornography-related sexual expectancies were associated with higher sexual anxiety and lower body-esteem, while higher generalizations were associated with lower sexual self-efficacy. Archives of Sexual Behavior Judith […]
Archives of Sexual Behavior de Roos, M.S., Ferrando, E. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03199-y Abstract Sexual violence remains a widespread problem among university students, with negative consequences ranging from mental and physical health problems to academic effects and interpersonal issues. Sexual scripts form the blueprint for sexual interactions. Such scripts are influenced by personal experience, as well as […]
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Is it ok to choke my partner? How can I do it safely? Is it ok to say no to being choked? These are the questions Martin Griffiths, a trauma surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, hears regularly from young people. Speaking at the Times Crime and Justice Summit this week, Griffiths warned that sexual […]
Excerpt: PUI [including problematic porn use] is associated with deficits in general executive functions, decision making, and stimulus-specific inhibitory control that may evolve in later stages of addiction development. The American Journal of Psychiatry Müller, et al., 28 May 2025 Abstract Objective: Reduced cognitive functions are commonly associated with diminished self-control abilities. Research on cognitive […]
What research reveals about the mental health effects of problematic porn use Key points Problematic pornography consumption is associated with increased symptoms of depression and anxiety in men. Neuroimaging suggests that problematic pornography consumption may alter brain structure and function. Interventions for problematic pornography use address behaviors and underlying psychological factors. In a time of […]
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Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How has this extreme practice been normalised? Now that Lucy has been in a steady relationship for a year, she finds herself looking back at […]
Excerpt: Participants with comorbid depression and anxiety (vs. no depression or anxiety symptoms) had 2.72 (95% CI: 1.66–4.46) times the odds of frequent pornography viewing (one to several times/day) compared to never watching pornography. Archives of Sexual Behavior Chithra Singareddy1 · Sambid Shrestha1 · Amy Zheng1 · Bernard L. Harlow1 · Jessica L. Barrington‑Trimis2 · […]
Journal of Psychiatric Research Austin W. Blum, Jon E. Grant, Volume 154, October 2022, Pages 203-206 Abstract Although compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) is a relatively common disorder with an estimated prevalence of at least 3%, clinicians currently have limited evidence and no FDA-approved drugs to guide their treatment of this condition. N-acetylcysteine (NAC), […]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment Kowalewska, E., Gola, M., Kraus, S. W., & Lew-Starowicz, M. (2020). 16, 2025–2043. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S221540 Abstract Purpose of Review World Health Organization recently included compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) to the upcoming 11th edition of International Classification of Diseases (6C72). Despite the potential benefits of this decision (eg, the acceleration of research […]
Are you a therapist hoping to help clients struggling with compulsive sexual behavior? Are you curious which disorders are associated, or not associated, with compulsive sexual behavior? A friend of YBOP who is a clinician recommended these studies, which he thinks might be of interest to other clinicians. Compulsive sexual behaviour in Iranian married women: Prevalence, […]
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