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Phase changes were marked using the following criteria: (i) A-B occurred when all measurements for phase A had been obtained; (ii) B-A’ occurred when the intervention was complete; and (iii) phase A’ occurred with data collection three months after treatment ended The pre-post comparison of the scores on the battery of scales showed a reduction […]

Read More… from (REMISSION) Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment: A Case Study Evaluation of Four Different Types of Adolescent Problematic Gamers (2017)

Becker, J. V., & Stein, R. M. (1991).  International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 14(1-2), 85-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0160-2527(91)90026-J Abstract Investigated 4 factors that can play a role in the commission of sexual offenses by adolescent boys: sexually explicit material, substance abuse, and sexual or physical victimization. 160 adolescent males (mean age 15.4 yrs), most of whom […]

Read More… from Is sexual erotica associated with sexual deviance in adolescent males? (1991)

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment October 1998, Volume 10, Issue 4, pp 293–303 | Abstract A descriptive statistical study was performed to assess the characteristics of youth who began committing sexual offenses in childhood. The youth in this study ranged in age from 12 to 15. They had been committed to the Virginia […]

Read More… from Deviant Sexual Behavior in Children and Young Adolescents: Frequency and Patterns (1998)

J Adolesc Health. 2017 Nov 22. pii: S1054-139X(17)30476-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.09.011. Müller KW1, Wölfling K2, Beutel ME2, Stark B3, Quiring O3, Aufenanger S4, Schemer C3, Weber M3, Reinecke L3. Abstract PURPOSE: Problematic Internet use (PIU) that has recently been referred to as Internet-related disorder is a growing health concern. Yet, it is unclear why some adolescents […]

Read More… from Insights Into Aspects Behind Internet-Related Disorders in Adolescents: The Interplay of Personality and Symptoms of Adjustment Disorders (2017)

J Behav Addict. 2017 Nov 24:1-14. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.065. Lindenberg K1, Szász-Janocha C1, Schoenmaekers S1, Wehrmann U2, Vonderlin E3. Abstract Background and aims Although first treatment approaches for Internet Use Disorders (IUDs) have proven to be effective, health care utilization remained low. New service models focus on integrated health care systems, which facilitate access and reduce […]

Read More… from An analysis of integrated health care for Internet Use Disorders in adolescents and adults (2017)

J Korean Med Sci. 2017 Oct; 32(10): 1563–1564. Published online 2017 Aug 29. doi:  10.3346/jkms.2017.32.10.1563 PMCID: PMC5592166 Seung Min Bae See the article “Risk Factors for Smartphone Addiction in Korean Adolescents: Smartphone Use Patterns” on page 1674. The smartphone market opened when Samsung and Apple launched “Omnia” and “iPhone,” respectively, in 2007. These remarkable devices eventually attracted […]

Read More… from Smartphone Addiction of Adolescents, Not a Smart Choice (2017)

Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S81-S85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. Gentile DA1, Bailey K2, Bavelier D3,4, Brockmyer JF5, Cash H6, Coyne SM7, Doan A8, Grant DS9, Green CS10, Griffiths M11, Markle T12, Petry NM13, Prot S14, Rae CD6, Rehbein F15, Rich M16, Sullivan D17, Woolley E18, Young K19. Abstract The American Psychiatric Association recently included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) […]

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J Behav Addict. 2017 Oct 27:1-8. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.066. Hsieh YP1, Chou WJ2, Wang PW3,4, Yen CF3,4. Abstract Background and aims This study developed and validated the Parents’ Perceived Self-Efficacy to Manage Children’s Internet Use Scale (PSMIS) in the parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods In total, 231 parents of children with ADHD were […]

Read More… from Development and validation of the Parents’ Perceived Self-Efficacy to Manage Children’s Internet Use Scale for parents of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2017)

J Adolesc Health. 2017 Oct 17. pii: S1054-139X(17)30415-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.006. Bodell LP1, Wildes JE2, Goldschmidt AB3, Lepage R4, Keenan KE2, Guyer AE5, Hipwell AE4, Stepp SD4, Forbes EE4. Abstract PURPOSE: Neuroimaging studies suggest that altered brain responses to food-related cues in reward-sensitive regions characterize individuals who experience binge-eating episodes. However, the absence of longitudinal data […]

Read More… from Associations Between Neural Reward Processing and Binge Eating Among Adolescent Girls. (2017)

Psychol Health Med. 2017 Oct 25:1-8. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2017.1394474. Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between attachment characteristics, alexithymia and problematic internet use (PIU) in adolescents. The study was performed on 444 high school students (66% female and 34% male). Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Short Form […]

Read More… from The relationships between problematic internet use, alexithymia levels and attachment characteristics in a sample of adolescents in a high school, Turkey (2017)