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“The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research”
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Title: "The Impact of Internet Pornography on Adolescents: A Review of the Research"
Publication: Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity
Author: Owens, Eric W., et al.
Date: 04/09/2012
Summary The recent proliferation of Internet-enabled technology has significantly changed the way adolescents encounter and consume sexually explicit material. Once confined to a personal computer attached to a telephone line, the Internet is now available on laptops, mobile phones, video game consoles, and other electronic devices. With the growth of the Internet has come easier […]
“The Relation Between Compulsive Sexual Behaviors and Aggression in a Substance-Dependent Population”
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Title: "The Relation Between Compulsive Sexual Behaviors and Aggression in a Substance-Dependent Population"
Publication: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
Author: Elmquist, JoAnna, et al.
Date: 12/28/2015
ABSTRACT Research supports a high comorbidity between compulsive sexual behaviors (CSBs) and substance use disorders (SUDs), which are both classified by increased impulsivity. Literature has also indicated that increased impulsivity and substance use are associated with aggression. However, no known research has examined the relationship between CSBs and aggression among a substance-dependent population. The purpose […]
“Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations”
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Title: "Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of Consumption and Sexual Relations"
Publication: Archives of Sexual Behavior
Author: Sun, C., et al.
Date: 05/01/2016
Abstract Pornography has become a primary source of sexual education. At the same time, mainstream commercial pornography has coalesced around a relatively homogenous script involving violence and female degradation. Yet, little work has been done exploring the associations between pornography and dyadic sexual encounters: What role does pornography play inside real-world sexual encounters between a […]
“Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports”
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Title: "Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports"
Publication: Behavioral Sciences
Author: Park, Brian Y., et al.
Date: 08/05/2016
Abstract Traditional factors that once explained men’s sexual difficulties appear insufficient to account for the sharp rise in erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, decreased sexual satisfaction, and diminished libido during partnered sex in men under 40. This review (1) considers data from multiple domains, e.g., clinical, biological (addiction/urology), psychological (sexual conditioning), sociological; and (2) presents a […]
“Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviors”
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Title: "Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviors"
Publication: PLoS ONE
Author: Voon, Valerie, et al.
Date: 07/11/2014
Abstract Although compulsive sexual behaviour (CSB) has been conceptualized as a “behavioural” addiction and common or overlapping neural circuits may govern the processing of natural and drug rewards, little is known regarding the responses to sexually explicit materials in individuals with and without CSB. Here, the processing of cues of varying sexual content was assessed […]
Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update (Research)
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Title: Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update
Publication: Behavioral Sciences
Author: Todd Love, Christian Laier, Matthias Brand, Linda Hatch, and Raju Hajela
Date: 09/01/2015
Abstract: Many recognize that several behaviors potentially affecting the reward circuitry in human brains lead to a loss of control and other symptoms of addiction in at least some individuals. Regarding Internet addiction, neuroscientific research supports the assumption that underlying neural processes are similar to substance addiction. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has recognized one […]
Sex Addiction as a Disease: Evidence for Assessment, Diagnosis, and Response to Critics (RESEARCH)
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Title: Sex Addiction as a Disease: Evidence for Assessment, Diagnosis, and Response to Critics
Publication: Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention
Author: Bonnie Phillipsa, Raju Hajelab & Donald L. Hilton JR.
Date: 07/17/2015
The journey of addiction treatment is marked with significant societal, clinical, and scientific advances over the past few decades. Not too long ago, addiction was viewed as a moral failing and those suffering with addiction were treated harshly and with great prej- udice and fear. One thing remains evident, significant change is difficult to come […]
Pornography and the Brain: Public Health Considerations
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Title: Pornography and the Brain: Public Health Considerations
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Author: Donald Hilton
Date: 07/14/2015
Sexual Obesity: Research on the Public Health Crisis of Pornography
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Title: Sexual Obesity: Research on the Public Health Crisis of Pornography
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Author: Mary Anne Layden
Date: 07/14/2015
Jeffrey Satinover Statement to Congress on Pornography
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Title: Jeffrey Satinover Statement to Congress on Pornography
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Author: Jeffrey Satinover
Date: 11/17/2004
In this statement before Congress, Dr. Jeffrey Satinover, a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, physicist, and former Fellow in Psychiatry at Yale, cautions pornography “is a delivery system that has a distinct and powerful effect upon the human brain and nervous system. [Pornography’s] effect is to cause a powerful addiction. Like any other addiction, the addiction is both to […]