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 Potential of N-acetyl Cysteine in Behavioral Addictions and Related Compulsive and Impulsive Behaviors and Disorders: a Scoping Review
Greenberg N, Farhadi F, Kazer B, Potenza M, Angarita G. The Potential of N-acetyl Cysteine in Behavioral Addictions and Related Compulsive and Impulsive Behaviors and Disorders: a Scoping Review. Current Addiction Reports 2022, 9: 660-670. PMID: 38362235, PMCID: PMC10868722, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-022-00446-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchN-acetylcysteineSelf-injurious behaviorEffectiveness of NACEfficacy of NACSmall open-label trialsUse of NACCompulsive sexual behaviorOpen-label trialRepetitive self-injurious behaviorSexual behaviorCompulsive behaviorsGambling disorderGlutamate dysregulationBehavioral addictionsCase reportClinical trialsPreclinical studiesGlutamate homeostasisAcetyl cysteineDisordersMore studiesScoping ReviewCompulsive featuresAddictionImpulsive behavior
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
2017
Examining Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Psychopathology Among a Sample of Postdeployment U.S. Male and Female Military Veterans
Kraus S, Martino S, Potenza M, Park C, Merrel J, Hoff R. Examining Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Psychopathology Among a Sample of Postdeployment U.S. Male and Female Military Veterans. Military Psychology 2017, 29: 143-156. DOI: 10.1037/mil0000147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behaviorMilitary veteransBaseline telephone interviewSexual behaviorNegative health indicesU.S. military veteransFemale military veteransSexual history characteristicsFemale veteransTelephone interviewsDaily functioningMore menLimited sample sizeMental healthMilitary malesConvenience sampleSubjective distressVeteransMenHealth indexU.S. malesSociodemographicsWarrants attentionWomenMales
2008
CHAPTER 9 Current Concepts in the Classification, Treatment, and Modeling of Pathological Gambling and Other Impulse Control Disorders
Williams W, Grant J, Winstanley C, Potenza M. CHAPTER 9 Current Concepts in the Classification, Treatment, and Modeling of Pathological Gambling and Other Impulse Control Disorders. 2008, 317-357. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-373861-5.00029-1.ChaptersIntermittent explosive disorderControl disordersPathological gamblingCompulsive computer useCompulsive skin pickingCore clinical featuresHigh prevalence ratesImpulse control disordersClinical featuresObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersTreatment trialsPsychiatric cohortPrevalence ratesGeneral populationExplosive disorderSkin pickingMental disordersAppetitive urgeCompulsive sexual behaviorDistressing behaviorsStatistical ManualDisordersCurrent conceptsCompulsive shoppingSexual behavior