the addiction

Sex Addiction Does Not Appear to Be a Disorder, UCLA Study Says (VIDEO)

Sex Addiction Does Not Appear To Be A Disorder, UCLA Study Says (VIDEO)
"If they indeed suffer from hypersexuality, or sexual addiction, their brain response to visual sexual stimuli could be expected to be higher, in much the same way… Continue reading

SLC1 Glutamate Transporters and Diseases: Psychiatric Diseases and Pathological Pain.

SLC1 Glutamate Transporters and Diseases: Psychiatric Diseases and Pathological Pain.

Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2013 Jul 22;
Nakagawa T, Kaneko S

The solute carrier family 1 (SLC1) consists of two neutral amino acid transporters and five high-affinity excitatory amino acid… Continue reading

MTV Goes Inside the Dramatic Stories of Four New Teen Mothers in "Teen Mom

MTV Goes Inside the Dramatic Stories of Four New Teen Mothers in "Teen Mom
After he returns from a 6-month stint in rehab, Alex hopes he'll be the person she fell in love with again, but finds out quickly… Continue reading

Cannabis Use, Addiction Risk and Functional Impairment in Youth Seeking Treatment for Primary Mood or Anxiety Concerns.

Cannabis use, addiction risk and functional impairment in youth seeking treatment for primary mood or anxiety concerns.

Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2013 Jul 10; 1-6
Osuch E, Vingilis E, Ross E, Forster C, Summerhurst C

Abstract Cannabis use… Continue reading

Clinical and Reliable Change in an Australian Residential Substance Use Program Using the Addiction Severity Index.

Clinical and Reliable Change in an Australian Residential Substance Use Program Using the Addiction Severity Index.

J Addict Dis. 2013 April-June; 32(2): 194-205
Deane FP, Kelly PJ, Crowe TP, Coulson JC, Lyons GC

Although the Addiction Severity Index (ASI)… Continue reading

Exercise as a Novel Treatment for Drug Addiction: A Neurobiological and Stage-Dependent Hypothesis.

Exercise as a novel treatment for drug addiction: A neurobiological and stage-dependent hypothesis.

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Jun 24;
Lynch WJ, Peterson AB, Sanchez V, Abel J, Smith MA

Physical activity, and specifically exercise, has been suggested as a… Continue reading

Effectiveness of a Feedback-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Community Substance Use Disorders.

Effectiveness of a Feedback-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Community Substance Use Disorders.

Alcohol Treat Q. 2013; 31(186): 186-205
Worden BL, McCrady BS

Feedback brief interventions for alcohol use problems have been highly effective with undergraduate populations.… Continue reading

Treatment in Hospital for Alcohol-Dependent Patients Decreases Attentional Bias.

Treatment in hospital for alcohol-dependent patients decreases attentional bias.

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 773-9
Flaudias V, Brousse G, de Chazeron I, Planche F, Brun J, Llorca PM

Previous studies in alcohol-dependent patients have shown an attentional bias (AB)… Continue reading

Psychometric Properties of a Spanish-Language Version of the Short Inventory of Problems.

Psychometric Properties of a Spanish-Language Version of the Short Inventory of Problems.

Psychol Addict Behav. 2013 Jun 17;
Kiluk BD, Dreifuss JA, Weiss RD, Horigian VE, Carroll KM

Hispanic Americans are substantially underrepresented in clinical and research samples for… Continue reading

Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of a Healthcare System for Depressive Disorders by Implementing Telemedicine: A Health Economic Modeling Study.

Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of a Healthcare System for Depressive Disorders by Implementing Telemedicine: A Health Economic Modeling Study.

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 4;
Lokkerbol J, Adema D, Cuijpers P, Reynolds CF, Schulz R, Weehuizen R, Smit F… Continue reading