Is pornography use causing harm? COMMENTS: When confronted with hundreds of studies linking porn use to negative outcomes, a common tactic by pro-porn PhDs is to claim that “no causation has been demonstrated.” The reality is that when it comes to psychological and (many) medical studies, very little research reveals causation directly. For example, all […]
COMMENTS: In this new paper, top researchers ask whether internet porn problems should be categorized differently from other problematic sexual behaviors based on study results. They also suggest that porn problems may be better categorized as “addictions” rather than “impulse control disorders,” given the evidence supports both – but porn problems don’t fit in well […]
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2018 Jun;21(6):388-394. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0599. Buiza-Aguado C1, Alonso-Canovas A2, Conde-Mateos C3, Buiza-Navarrete JJ1, Gentile D4. Abstract Problematic video gaming (PVG) is a concern for psychologists attending children and adolescents. Uniform diagnostic criteria are lacking, and risk factors are poorly understood. Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]
COMMENTS: A 2017 “Narrative Review” on sexual dysfunction in young men which contains a section on porn-induced delayed ejaculation (reproduced below). Many porn users report that delayed ejaculation (difficulty climaxing during partnered sex) was a precursor to their erectile dysfunction. YBOP FAQ – Any suggestions for healing delayed ejaculation (DE) or anorgasmia? ————————————————————————— PDF OF […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 166. Published online 2018 May 8. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00166 PMCID: PMC5952034 PMID: 29867599 Daria J. Kuss,* Halley M. Pontes, and Mark D. Griffiths Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is a potential mental disorder currently included in the third section of the latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental […]
Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2018 May 28. pii: S0925-4927(17)30149-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2018.05.012. Choi EJ1, Taylor MJ2, Hong SB3, Kim C4, Kim JW3, McIntyre RS5, Yi SH6. Abstract According to existing neuroimaging studies of social cognition, individuals use knowledge about themselves to infer the mental states of others and to mentalize in a different way when the other […]
There are 2 articles below. The first is a very short press release in English, saying there was study. (The radio segment linked to in the release says the same thing at minute 1:30-2:00.) Next is the full press release followed by a choppy Google translation into English. ——————————————————– Pornography increasingly damaging health and relationships […]
Porn Research: Fact or Fiction?- Gary Wilson from Center On Sexual Exploitation on Vimeo. In this 2018 presentation Gary Wilson exposes the truth behind 5 studies propagandists cite to support their assertions that porn addiction doesn’t exist and that porn use is mostly beneficial: Gary Wilson – Porn Research: Fact or Fiction? In this presentation […]
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Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2018 May 25;12:25. doi: 10.1186/s13034-018-0231-6. eCollection 2018. Shao YJ1, Zheng T1, Wang YQ1, Liu L1, Chen Y1, Yao YS1. Abstract Background: With the development of economy and technology, the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Internet addiction has gradually become a serious issue in public health worldwide. The number […]
Video by Gabe Deem –Porn Addiction Is NOT Sex Addiction: SASH Conference, 2015 UPDATE (2018): Study finds differences between porn use and other forms of problematic sexual behavior, and researchers wonder if internet porn use should be categorized separately from hypersexuality (“sex addiction”): One issue is whether problematic pornography use may be considered a subcategory […]
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A David and Goliath battle involving a billion-dollar pornography website: "The book relates how, through investigative journalism, Mickelwait discovered that one of the world’s biggest websites was knowingly profiting from sex trafficking, and reveals her subsequent fight to
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