LINK TO ABSTRACT Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Hsi-Ping Nieh, MS, MA, Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan Hsing-Yi Chang, DR.PH, Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, Miaoli County, Taiwan Lee-Lan Yen, ScD, Institute of Health Policy and Management, College […]
I started as a socially awkward and unemotional wreck and here I am 90 days later, finding happiness in the small moments in life and one of the most sociable people ever. PIED is 75% gone and I no longer fear meeting someone new or being the center of attention. When I say I’m not […]
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YBOP COMMENTS: This study reported the following rates of sexual functioning problems in 16-21 year old males (data from 2010-2012): Lacked interest in having sex: 10.5% Difficulty reaching climax: 8.3% Difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection: 7.8% The above rates are significantly higher than those reported prior to the advent of the internet. For example, […]
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016 Aug 4. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12429. Song J1, Park JH1, Han DH1, Roh S2, Son JH1, Choi TY3, Lee H3, Kim TH4, Lee YS1. Abstract AIM: We compare the efficacy of bupropion and escitalopram treatments in internet gaming disorder (IGD) patients. METHODS: We recruited 119 adolescents and adults with IGD. We treated these […]
Preventive Medicine Available online 23 June 2016 Jennifer L. Temple, Highlights • The dopamine system underlies both drug abuse and excessive palatable food intake. • Sensitization of the dopamine system explains persistent drug craving. • Repeated intake of palatable snack food results in behavioral sensitization in obese adults. • Behavioral sensitization to repeated snack food […]
Kyler Rasmussen Journal of Family Theory & Review Volume 8, Issue 2, pages 173–191, June 2016 1 JUN 2016 DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12141 Abstract This article provides a broad overview of pornography’s effects on romantic relationships since the late 1960s, examining the literature through the family impact lens and focusing on pornography’s potential influence on relational stability. Pornography’s […]
Journal title : Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing Volume 27, Issue 3, 2013, pp.608-618 Publisher : Korean Society of public Health Nursing DOI : 10.5932/JKPHN.2013.27.3.608 Park, Hyojung; Kang, Sook Jung; Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the current status of cybersex addiction, demographic factors influencing the level of cybersex addiction, and […]
Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jul;95(28):e4068. Liu CH1, Lin SH, Pan YC, Lin YH. Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of smartphone addiction in high school students.A total of 880 adolescents were recruited from a vocational high school in Taiwan in January 2014 to complete a set of questionnaires, including the […]
STUDIES: Signs of addiction and escalation to more extreme material? Over 60 studies reporting findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation to porn, and even withdrawal symptoms (all signs and symptoms associated with addiction). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE: “I gave up porn when it became too disturbing” (Chicago Tribune, 2018) Through the last years of […]
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Jul 7. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.111. Oginsky MF1, Goforth PB1, Nobile CW1, Lopez-Santiago L1, Ferrario CR1. Abstract Urges to eat are influenced by stimuli in the environment that are associated with food (food cues). Obese people are more sensitive to food cues, reporting stronger craving and consuming larger portions after food cue exposure. The nucleus […]
A David and Goliath battle involving a billion-dollar pornography website: "The book relates how, through investigative journalism, Mickelwait discovered that one of the world’s biggest websites was knowingly profiting from sex trafficking, and reveals her subsequent fight to
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