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2018 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 79, pp. 171–177
KEY FINDINGS
- Trait impulsivity was associated with higher symptom severity of Internet pornography disorder.
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Addiction
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2018 in Brain Research, Vol, 1684, 30-39
KEY FINDINGS
- Compared to healthy subjects, individuals with hypersexual behavior had significant reductions in gray matter volume in the left superior temporal gyrus (STG) and right middle temporal gyrus.
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2018 in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Vol. 21(2), pp. 99-104.
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that porn use leads to poorer executive functioning and greater impulsivity in brain processes.
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2017 in The Lancet, Vol. 4(9), pp. 663-664
KEY FINDINGS
- In this review article, leading researchers conclude that the classification of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder as an addictive disorder is consistent with recent data.
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2017 in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Vol. 24(3), pp. 180-202
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that trait sexual motivation and implicit approach tendencies towards sexual material are predictors of problematic use of sexually explicit material.
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2017 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 70, pp. 65-71
KEY FINDINGS
- This study validated a metacognitive model of desire thinking and craving for problematic pornography use.
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2017 in Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 80, pp. 67-73
KEY FINDINGS
- This study found that male patients with hypersexual disorder had reduced levels of methylation; this is an important integrator of neuroendocrine stress responses in the brain, modulating behavior and the autonomic nervous system.
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2017 in Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 5, pp. 9-13
KEY FINDINGS
- This study showed that the effects of watching Internet pornography on mood and sexual arousal can be considered to have reinforcing effects for the user; which can lead to compulsive patterns of use.
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2017 in Applied Sciences, Vol. 7(5), pp. 493
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- This study found several neurological differences between people who have low porn use versus those with high porn use.
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Can Pornography be Addictive? An fMRI Study of Men Seeking Treatment for Problematic Pornography Use
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2017 in Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 42, pp. 2021–2031
KEY FINDINGS
- This study suggests that, similar to what is observed in substance and gambling addictions, the neural and behavioral mechanisms associated with the anticipatory processing of cues specifically predicting erotic rewards relate importantly to clinically relevant features of PPU - these findings suggest that PPU may represent a behavioral addiction.