Eval Health Prof. 2011 Mar;34(1):3-56. doi: 10.1177/0163278710380124. Epub 2010 Sep 27. Sussman S1, Lisha N, Griffiths M. Author information Abstract An increasing number of research studies over the last three decades suggest that a wide range of substance and process addictions may serve similar functions. The current article considers 11 such potential addictions (tobacco, alcohol, […]
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I provide 2 updated “Reality Checks” before we get to the 2014 critique. Reality check#1: Neurological & epidemiological studies that refute nearly every claim in Ley et al., 2014: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists over 50 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2013; 7: 206. Published online Dec 23, 2013. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00206 PMCID: PMC3870289 Marc N. Potenza* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Pathological gambling [PG—now termed “gambling disorder” in DSM-5 (APA, 2013; Petry et al., 2013)] is characterized by maladaptive patterns of gambling that are associated with significant […]
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Psychiatry Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 30, 2010. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. Nov 30, 2009; 170(1): 22–31. Published online Oct 6, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.036 PMCID: PMC2792582 NIHMSID: NIHMS151360 Marc Nicholas Potenza,a,* Lorrin Michael Koran,b and Stefano Pallantic Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]
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Neuropsychopharmacology. Feb 2010; 35(3): 591–604. Published online Nov 25, 2009. doi: 10.1038/npp.2009.185 PMCID: PMC3055606 Naomi A Fineberg,1,2,3,* Marc N Potenza,4 Samuel R Chamberlain,1,3 Heather A Berlin,5 Lara Menzies,3 Antoine Bechara,6 Barbara J Sahakian,3 Trevor W Robbins,7 Edward T Bullmore,3,8 and Eric Hollander9 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article […]
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COMMENTS: This study found that deviant pornography users reported a significantly younger onset of adult pornography use. Confirms that early porn use is related to escalation into stranger stuff. Perhaps this is caused by tolerance, which is the need for greater stimulation to achieve the same high. Study was replicated in 2016 Computers in Human […]
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Sex Roles September 2012, Volume 67, Issue 5-6, pp 257-271 Destin N. Stewart, Dawn M. Szymanski Abstract Pornography is both prevalent and normative in many cultures across the world, including United States’ culture; however, little is known about the psychological and relational effects that it can have on young adult women involved in heterosexual romantic […]
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Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2014 Feb;117:70-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.12.007. Epub 2013 Dec 16. De Pauli RF1, Coelhoso CC2, Tesone-Coelho C2, Linardi A3, Mello LE2, Silveira DX1, Santos-Junior JG4. Abstract Chronic drug exposure and drug withdrawal induce expressive neuronal plasticity which could be considered as both functional and pathological responses. It is well established that neuronal plasticity in […]
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Neuroscience. Author manuscript; available in PMC Sep 15, 2010. Published in final edited form as: Neuroscience. Sep 15, 2009; 162(4): 924–932. Published online May 22, 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.029 PMCID: PMC2723193 NIHMSID: NIHMS119686 Sarah L. Teegarden, Anna N. Scott, and Tracy L. Bale* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version […]
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Dtsch Arztebl Int. Jun 2013; 110(25): 425–431. Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0425 PMCID: PMC3705203 Review Article Neuroscientific Insights Into This Developmental Period Kerstin Konrad, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.,*,1 Christine Firk, Dr. PhD,2 and Peter J Uhlhaas, Dr. PhD3 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► See letter “Correspondence (letter […]
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