Tendencies toward Internet-pornography-use disorder: Differences in men and women regarding attentional biases to pornographic stimuli (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 11:1-10. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.70. Pekal J1, Laier C1, Snagowski J1, Stark R2,3, Brand M1,4. Abstract Background and aims Several authors consider Internet-pornography-use disorder (IPD) as addictive disorder. One of the mechanisms that has been intensively studied in substance- and non-substance-use disorders is an enhanced attentional bias toward addiction-related cues. Attentional biases […]

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YBOP Basic Videos

YBOP has produced 5 basic videos: 1) Your Brain On Porn: The Effects of Internet Porn on the Brain (2015) For a general overview of Internet porn’s effects & rebooting. 2) Porn-induced Erectile Dysfunction (2014) Overview of porn-induced sexual problems & rebooting 3) Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013) Delves into the science of […]

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Correlates of problematic gaming – Is there support for proneness to risky behaviour? (2018)

Psychiatr Danub. 2017 Sep;29(3):302-312. doi: 10.24869/psyd.2017.302. Šincek D1, Humer JT, Duvnjak I. Abstract BACKGROUND: This paper explores problematic Internet gaming in the context of other forms of risky behaviour. The basic premise is that children and adolescents at risk will display different types of risky behaviour in various settings. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Children and adolescents […]

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The brave blue world: Facebook flow and Facebook Addiction Disorder (2018)

PLoS One. 2018; 13(7): e0201484. Published online 2018 Jul 26. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0201484 PMCID: PMC6062136 PMID: 30048544 Julia Brailovskaia, Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing,1,* Elke Rohmann, Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing,2 Hans-Werner Bierhoff, Conceptualization, […]

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Research confirms sharp rise in youthful sexual dysfunctions

Research confirms sharp rise in youthful sexual dysfunctions. Young men today appear to be experiencing a sharp increase in ED (and other sexual dysfunctions) since the advent of streaming internet. All studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of erectile dysfunction, and startling rates of a new scourge: low libido. Erectile dysfunction […]

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Gaming disorder: Its delineation as an important condition for diagnosis, management, and prevention (2018)

J Behav Addict. 2017 Sep; 6(3): 271–279. Published online 2017 Jul 26. doi:  10.1556/2006.6.2017.039 PMCID: PMC5700714 PMID: 28816494 Saunders JB1, Hao W2, Long J2, King DL3, Mann K4, Fauth-Bühler M4, Rumpf HJ5, Bowden-Jones H6, Rahimi-Movaghar A7, Chung T8, Chan E9, Bahar N10, Achab S11, Lee HK12, Potenza M13, Petry N14, Spritzer D15, Ambekar A16, Derevensky […]

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Individual differences in implicit learning abilities and impulsive behavior in the context of Internet addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder under the consideration of gender (2018)

Addict Behav Rep. 2017 Jun; 5: 19–28. Published online 2017 Feb 7. doi:  10.1016/j.abrep.2017.02.002 PMCID: PMC5800554 PMID: 29450224 Language: English | German | German Rayna Sariyska,a,⁎ Bernd Lachmann,a Sebastian Markett,b,c Martin Reuter,b,c and Christian Montaga,d 1. Introduction The Internet has found its way into the daily life of many people worldwide, offering an easy way to […]

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Discriminating Pathological and Non-pathological Internet Gamers Using Sparse Neuroanatomical Features (2018)

Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 291. Published online 2018 Jun 29. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00291 PMCID: PMC6033968 PMID: 30008681 Chang-hyun Park,1 Ji-Won Chun,1 Hyun Cho,1,2 and Dai-Jin Kim1,* Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is often diagnosed on the basis of nine underlying criteria from the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Here, […]

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Neural Correlates of Distorted Self-concept in Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorder: A Functional MRI Study (2018)

Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 330. Published online 2018 Jul 25. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00330 PMCID: PMC6069451 PMID: 30090074 Min-Kyeong Kim,1,2 Young Hoon Jung,2,3 Sunghyon Kyeong,2 Yu-Bin Shin,2,3 Eunjoo Kim,1,2 and Jae-Jin Kim1,2,3,* Abstract Background and aims: Discrepancy between ideal self-guide and actual self-concept evoke dejection-related feeling, and often individuals with internet gaming disorder (IGD) use games as […]

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Policy and prevention efforts for gaming should consider a broad perspective. Commentary on: Policy responses to problematic video game use: A systematic review of current measures and future possibilities (Király et al., 2018)

J Behav Addict. 2018 Aug 16:1-5. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.64. [ Petry NM1, Zajac K1, Ginley M1, Lemmens J2, Rumpf HJ3, Ko CH4, Rehbein F5. Abstract Internet gaming disorder is gaining attention around the world. Some efforts have been directed toward preventing gaming problems from developing or persisting, but few approaches have been empirically evaluated. No known […]

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