News tagged with compulsive sexual behavior
Frontal cortex dysfunction may contribute to compulsive sexual behavior
Sex "addiction" is a concept that has had particularly high visibility recently with the publicity associated with Tiger Woods. Persons with addictive or compulsive disorders frequently display an inability to inhibit behaviors ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Parkinson's disease treatments associated with compulsive behaviors
Pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, binge eating and other impulse control disorders appear to be more common among individuals taking dopamine agonist medications for Parkinson's disease, according to a report in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 10, 2010 |
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Sex addiction -- is it real?
Addicts call it a God-sized hole, a hollowness in the soul. It leaks no matter how much they try to fill it -- and at what cost. For years, George filled his emptiness with pornography, erotic massage and, eventually, sex ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity
(Phys.org) -- Excessive Internet usage has been linked to an array of problems, from structural changes in the brain to depression, poor social skills, violent outbursts and sexual promiscuity. In China, concerns ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Natural-born consumers
What do fast-food restaurants have in common? Why are women more likely to become compulsive shoppers and men more likely to become addicted to pornography? Why do men's testosterone levels rise when they ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Can sexting be an illness? Experts are split
(AP) -- Married men sometimes behave badly. They covet. They flirt. They philander. And when they get caught, they occasionally adopt the insanity defense, telling spouses that an inner demon made them lose ...
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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Intimacy problems revealed in sex survey
A study of so-called sex addiction and its impact on relationships has found that those with problematic sexual behaviour are more likely to feel threatened by or anxious about intimate relationships.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Post-traumatic stress: A condition both more prevalent and more treatable than previously thought, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Terry Keane, a longtime PTSD researcher and associate chief of staff for research and development at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, says researchers in recent years have learned ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Sex addiction divides mental health experts
Tiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show "Californication," underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Genetic basis for migration
Scientists studying Eastern North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have uncovered a suite of genes that may be involved in driving the butterflies to migrate towards Mexico for the winter. Their research, publis ...
Mar 31, 2009 |
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How shyness and other normal human traits became sickness
What's wrong with being shy, and just when and how did bashfulness and other ordinary human behaviors in children and adults become psychiatric disorders treatable with powerful, potentially dangerous drugs, asks a Northwestern ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 10, 2007 |
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Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
Northwestern University researchers have discovered men with an unusual form of dementia have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 12, 2007 |
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