2023
Loneliness, Pornography Use, Problematic Pornography Use, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Loneliness, Pornography Use, Problematic Pornography Use, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior. Current Addiction Reports 2023, 10: 664-676. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-023-00516-0.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderProblematic pornography usePornography useCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderSubjective experienceSocial interactionBehavior disorderLonelinessEffective interventionsBidirectional natureHigh levelsPositive associationPotential predictorsSexual behavior
2022
Obsessive-compulsive, harm-avoidance and persistence tendencies in patients with gambling, gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying-shopping disorders/concerns
Mestre-Bach G, Granero R, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Obsessive-compulsive, harm-avoidance and persistence tendencies in patients with gambling, gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying-shopping disorders/concerns. Addictive Behaviors 2022, 139: 107591. PMID: 36587418, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive featuresTreatment-seeking patientsObsessive-compulsive subscaleBehavioral addictionsDifferent behavioural addictionsHarm avoidanceDifferent addictionsSymptom ChecklistObsessive-compulsive measuresLower scoresBuying-shopping disorderInternet gaming disorderCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderCharacter Inventory-RevisedGambling disorderGaming disorderCharacter InventoryClinical populationsInventory-RevisedPersonality profilesBehavior disorderHigher scoresEmpirical groupThe World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry guidelines on the assessment and pharmacological treatment of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder
Turner D, Briken P, Grubbs J, Malandain L, Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Thibaut F. The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry guidelines on the assessment and pharmacological treatment of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2022, 24: 10-69. PMID: 37522807, PMCID: PMC10408697, DOI: 10.1080/19585969.2022.2134739.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPharmacological treatmentCompulsive sexual behavior disorderBehavior disorderBiological Psychiatry (WFSBP) GuidelinesRelevant pharmacological treatmentFirst-choice treatmentTreatment of adultsType of medicationTreatment of patientsSexual behavior disorderParaphilic disordersStrength of evidenceChemsex behavioursHormonal agentsTreatment recommendationsCurrent guidelinesPsychiatric disordersPharmacological agentsClinical practiceExtensive literature searchLiterature searchPatientsGoogle ScholarDisordersWorld Federation
2020
Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples
Kraus SW, Gola M, Grubbs JB, Kowalewska E, Hoff RA, Lew-Starowicz M, Martino S, Shirk SD, Potenza MN. Validation of a Brief Pornography Screen across multiple samples. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2020, 9: 259-271. PMID: 32644937, PMCID: PMC8939429, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderMale patientsU.S. representative sampleU.S. veteransBehavior disorderHigh internal consistencyReceiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curveCharacteristic curveOne-factor solutionFactor structureOperating Characteristic curveFive-itemPolish adultsSexual behavior disorderInternal consistencyPsychometric propertiesRepresentative sampleDiscriminant validityProblematic pornography useScoresItem endorsementStudy 1PatientsIndependent samplesCurrent gaps
2018
Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder
Kowalewska E, Grubbs J, Potenza M, Gola M, Draps M, Kraus S. Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder. Current Sexual Health Reports 2018, 10: 255-264. DOI: 10.1007/s11930-018-0176-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderBrain regionsBehavior disorderReviewThe current reviewKey brain regionsNeurocognitive mechanismsSexual behaviorRecent FindingsTo dateImpulse control disordersNeurobiological mechanismsBehavioral addictionsGaming addictionNeuroscience researchTemporal cortexAltered functioningImpulse dyscontrolPrevious researchFuture researchAddictionICD-11World Health OrganizationNucleus accumbensDisorders