2024
Current Understanding of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Co-occurring Conditions: What Clinicians Should Know about Pharmacological Options
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Current Understanding of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Co-occurring Conditions: What Clinicians Should Know about Pharmacological Options. CNS Drugs 2024, 38: 255-265. PMID: 38485889, DOI: 10.1007/s40263-024-01075-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderSexual behavior disorderReuptake inhibitorsBehavioral disordersPornography usePharmacological treatmentCo-occurring disordersEmpirical supportSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsCo-occurring conditionsMood stabilizersPsychiatric disordersPsychological therapiesTricyclic antidepressantsGeneralizability of resultsOpioid antagonistSerotonin antagonistsDisordersSerotoninPharmacological optionsPharmacological approachesAntagonistPharmacological therapyNarrative reviewNefazodonePharmacological management of gambling disorder: an update of the literature
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Pharmacological management of gambling disorder: an update of the literature. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2024, 24: 391-407. PMID: 38357896, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2024.2316833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGambling disorderCo-occurring disordersSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo response ratesOpioid receptor antagonistMental health conditionsGlutamatergic agentsNeurobiological correlatesGambling subtypesMood stabilizersReuptake inhibitorsClasses of medicationsPharmacological treatmentBetting behaviorGamblingTreatment responsePharmacological interventionsDisordersPharmacological managementMedicationTreatment optionsNarrative reviewLongitudinal informationResponse rateNalmefeneInhibitory Control in Gambling Disorder, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder/Problematic Pornography Use: a Review of the Last 5 Years
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Inhibitory Control in Gambling Disorder, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder/Problematic Pornography Use: a Review of the Last 5 Years. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2024, 11: 64-77. DOI: 10.1007/s40473-024-00272-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderImpaired inhibitory controlInhibitory controlGambling disorderBehavioral addictionsPornography useStudies of inhibitory controlComponents of executive functionStop-signal task performanceStop-signal taskGoal-directed behaviorTransdiagnostic factorExecutive functionIrrelevant responsesGaming disorderMental disordersTask performanceStroopDisordersAddictionHeterogeneous resultsTaskControl constructsNarrative reviewCompulsion
2023
Neuroimaging Correlates of Internet Gaming Disorder: Can We Achieve the Promise of Translating Understanding of Brain Functioning Into Clinical Advances?
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Neuroimaging Correlates of Internet Gaming Disorder: Can We Achieve the Promise of Translating Understanding of Brain Functioning Into Clinical Advances? The Canadian Journal Of Addiction 2023, 14: 7-17. PMID: 38371925, PMCID: PMC10871672, DOI: 10.1097/cxa.0000000000000178.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNeural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Neural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2023, 25: 75-91. PMID: 37594217, PMCID: PMC10444012, DOI: 10.1080/19585969.2023.2242359.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNeural mechanismsAddictive disordersPotential neural mechanismsTreatment development effortsInternet gaming disorderBrain processesSubstance use disordersAdvanced analytic approachesGaming disorderImpulse controlTreatment developmentUse disordersPsychiatric conditionsExtant dataTreatment utilityAddictionDisordersAnalytic approachTreatment outcomesNarrative reviewIntervention administrationMedication challengePresent reviewMain modelsContext
2022
Novel Pharmacological Agents for the Treatment of Cocaine Use Disorder
Hadizadeh H, Flores J, Nunes E, Mayerson T, Potenza M, Angarita G. Novel Pharmacological Agents for the Treatment of Cocaine Use Disorder. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2022, 9: 27-46. DOI: 10.1007/s40473-022-00246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderNovel pharmacological agentsUse disordersCocaine vaccinePharmacological agentsClinical supportNarrative reviewAlpha-adrenergic antagonistKappa-opioid receptorsCorticotropin-releasing factorCentral nervous systemPurpose of reviewClinical evidenceGlutamatergic agentsSerotonergic agentsCholinergic agentsOrexin antagonistsNeurobiological targetsDopamine pathwayArousal pathwayNervous systemExtension studyPromising agentCapacity of cocaineDisorders
2020
Which conditions should be considered as disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) designation of “other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors”?
Brand M, Rumpf HJ, Demetrovics Z, Müller A, Stark R, King DL, Goudriaan AE, Mann K, Trotzke P, Fineberg NA, Chamberlain SR, Kraus SW, Wegmann E, Billieux J, Potenza MN. Which conditions should be considered as disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) designation of “other specified disorders due to addictive behaviors”? Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2020, 11: 150-159. PMID: 32634114, PMCID: PMC9295220, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotential addictive behaviorsAddictive behaviorsEveryday life behaviorPsychological mechanismsProblematic behaviorsCandidate phenomenaBehavioral experimentsClinical InterviewNegative consequencesCurrent theoriesPornography useProblematic formsDegree of supportDaily lifeFunctional impairmentDisordersEmpirical evidenceTheoretical modelMultiple scientific studiesNarrative reviewField of researchGamblingBehaviorSocial networksScientific studies
2019
Gaming Disorder Is a Disorder due to Addictive Behaviors: Evidence from Behavioral and Neuroscientific Studies Addressing Cue Reactivity and Craving, Executive Functions, and Decision-Making
Brand M, Rumpf H, Demetrovics Z, King D, Potenza M, Wegmann E. Gaming Disorder Is a Disorder due to Addictive Behaviors: Evidence from Behavioral and Neuroscientific Studies Addressing Cue Reactivity and Craving, Executive Functions, and Decision-Making. Current Addiction Reports 2019, 6: 296-302. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00258-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGambling disorderCue reactivitySubstance use disordersAddictive behaviorsInhibitory control processesUse disordersReviewThis narrative reviewCore processesRecreational gamersExecutive functionNeuroscientific studiesNeurobiological mechanismsGaming disorderControl processCore mechanismICD-11DisordersEmpirical evidenceNongamersNarrative reviewCravingBehavioralGamersBehaviorEvidence