J Behav Addict. 2019 May 23:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.16. Engel J1, Kessler A1, Veit M1, Sinke C1, Heitland I1, Kneer J1, Hartmann U1, Kruger THC1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Despite the high prevalence of perceived problems relating to symptoms of hypersexual disorder (HD), important aspects remain underinvestigated. This study examines symptoms of depression, symptoms of problematic […]
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J Behav Addict. 2019 May 23:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.22. Antons S1, Mueller SM1, Wegmann E1, Trotzke P1, Schulte MM1, Brand M1,2. BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Unregulated Internet pornography (IP) use is discussed as a clinically significant disorder. Because of its primarily rewarding nature, IP is a predestinated target for addictive behaviors. However, not every user develops an […]
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Introduction This section of the site provides critiques of studies and commentaries about which YBOP and others have serious reservations. In some, the methodology raises concerns. In others, the conclusions appear inadequately supported. And, in others, the title or terminology used is misleading given the actual study results. Some grossly misrepresent the real findings. Others […]
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YBOP comments: Contains a section about “Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder”: Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder is characterized by a persistent pattern of failure to control intense repetitive sexual impulses or urges, resulting in repetitive sexual behaviour over an extended period (e.g., six months or more) that causes marked distress or impairment in […]
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J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014 Jun;55(6):635-54. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12197. Livingstone S1, Smith PK. Abstract AIMS AND SCOPE: The usage of mobile phones and the internet by young people has increased rapidly in the past decade, approaching saturation by middle childhood in developed countries. Besides many benefits, online content, contact or conduct can be associated with risk […]
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Introduction In various comments, articles and tweets Nicole Prause has claimed that not only did Prause et al., 2015 falsify “a core tenet of the addiction model, the cue reactivity biomarker,” but that “a series of behavioral studies replicated by independent laboratories [falsify] other predictions of the addiction model.” Prause cites her 2016 “Letter to […]
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World Psychiatry. 2019 Jun;18(2):119-129. doi: 10.1002/wps.20617. Firth J1,2,3, Torous J4, Stubbs B5,6, Firth JA7,8, Steiner GZ1,9, Smith L10, Alvarez-Jimenez M3,11, Gleeson J3,12, Vancampfort D13,14, Armitage CJ2,15,16, Sarris J1,17. Abstract The impact of the Internet across multiple aspects of modern society is clear. However, the influence that it may have on our brain structure and functioning […]
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J Behav Addict. 2019 May 13:1-7. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.23. Fuss J1, Briken P1, Stein DJ2,3, Lochner C2,3. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) will be included in ICD-11 as an impulse-control disorder. CSBD also shares clinical features with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs) and behavioral addictions. There has been relatively little systematic investigation of […]
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Arch Sex Behav. 2014 May; 43(4): 669–683. Published online 2014 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0261-y PMCID: PMC4011938 NIHMSID: NIHMS569370 PMID: 24558123 John E. Pachankis,1,2 H. Jonathon Rendina,2,3 Ana Ventuneac,2 Christian Grov,2,4,5 and Jeffrey T. Parsons2,3,5,6,7 Abstract Cognitive appraisals about sex may represent an important component of the maintenance and treatment of hypersexuality, but they are not currently […]
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Jeroen Vaes, Giulia Cristoforetti, Daniela Ruzzante, Carlotta Cogoni & Veronica Mazza Scientific Reports volume 9, Article number: 6699 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42928-x Abstract Objectification – reducing a someone to a something – represents a powerful and potentially damaging way in which we can see and treat others. Women are often victims of processes of objectification that occur whenever […]
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