Factors modulating neural reactivity to drug cues in addiction: a survey of human neuroimaging studies (2013)

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Jan 1. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2014 Jan; 38: 1–16. Published online 2013 Nov 6. doi:  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.10.013 PMCID: PMC3913480 NIHMSID: NIHMS544093 Agnes J. Jasinska,1,* Elliot A. Stein,1 Jochen Kaiser,2 Marcus J. Naumer,2 and Yavor Yalachkov2,* Author information ► Copyright and License […]

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Gambling disorder and other behavioral addictions: recognition and treatment (2015)

Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2015 Mar-Apr;23(2):134-46. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000051. Yau YH1, Potenza MN. Abstract Addiction professionals and the public are recognizing that certain nonsubstance behaviors–such as gambling, Internet use, video-game playing, sex, eating, and shopping–bear resemblance to alcohol and drug dependence. Growing evidence suggests that these behaviors warrant consideration as nonsubstance or “behavioral” addictions and has led […]

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Early substance consumption and problematic use of video games in adolescence (2015)

Front Psychol. 2015 Apr 28;6:501. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00501. Coëffec A1, Romo L2, Cheze N3, Riazuelo H4, Plantey S5, Kotbagi G6, Kern L7. Abstract Substance use as well as use of video games is frequent among young people. The purpose of this research was to study the links between the use of video games and the consumption […]

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(L) Why Teenagers Act Crazy, Richard A. Friedman (2015)

JUNE 28, 2014 Richard A. Friedman ADOLESCENCE is practically synonymous in our culture with risk taking, emotional drama and all forms of outlandish behavior. Until very recently, the widely accepted explanation for adolescent angst has been psychological. Developmentally, teenagers face a number of social and emotional challenges, like starting to separate from their parents, getting […]

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Toward a consensus definition of pathological video-gaming: a systematic review of psychometric assessment tools (2013)

Clin Psychol Rev. 2013 Apr;33(3):331-42. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Jan 12. King DL1, Haagsma MC, Delfabbro PH, Gradisar M, Griffiths MD. Abstract Pathological video-gaming, or its proposed DSM-V classification of “Internet Use Disorder”, is of increasing interest to scholars and practitioners in allied health disciplines. This systematic review was designed to evaluate the standards in […]

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The relationship between optimal parenting, Internet addiction and motives for social networking in adolescence (2013)

Psychiatry Res. 2013 Oct 30;209(3):529-34. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.01.010. Epub 2013 Feb 13. Floros G1, Siomos K. Abstract This paper presents a cross-sectional study of a large, high-school Greek student sample (N=1971) with the aim to examine adolescent motives for participating in social networking (SN) for a possible link with parenting style and cognitions related to Internet […]

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Video game and internet addiction. The current state of research (2013)

Nervenarzt. 2013 May;84(5):569-75. doi: 10.1007/s00115-012-3721-4. [Article in German] Rehbein F1, Mößle T, Arnaud N, Rumpf HJ. Abstract The use of interactive screen media is widespread and for some users leads to pathological symptoms that are phenomenologically similar to signs of addictive disorders. Addictive use of computer games and other Internet applications, such as social media […]

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Is preoccupation an oversimplification? A call to examine cognitive factors underlying internet gaming disorder (2014)

Addiction. 2014 Sep;109(9):1566-7. doi: 10.1111/add.12547. Epub 2014 Apr 15. King DL1, Delfabbro PH. Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has long been characterized by inconsistencies in terminology, definition and assessment [1, 2]. We are largely in agreement, therefore, with many of Petry et al.’s [3] views on the need for consensus regarding the underlying meaning of the proposed […]

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Internet gaming disorder: Application of motivational enhancement therapy principles in treatment (2015)

Indian J Psychiatry. 2015 Jan-Mar;57(1):100-1. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.148540. Poddar S1, Sayeed N1, Mitra S2. Sir, Though Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition (DSM-5) does not recognize this as an official category, internet game addiction (IGD) is becoming a serious problem in countries which have wide access to the internet.[1,2] DSM-5 presently proposes and […]

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The Molecular Neurobiology of Twelve Steps Program & Fellowship: Connecting the Dots for Recovery (2015)

J Reward Defic Syndr 1(1): 46-64. Kenneth Blum1-5,9, Benjamin Thompson6, Zsolt Demotrovics7, John Femino3,8, John Giordano9, Marlene Oscar-Berman10, Scott Teitelbaum1, David E. Smith3,11, A. Kennison Roy12, Gozde Agan3, James Fratantonio3, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan13 and Mark S. Gold14,15 1Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 2Department of […]

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