2024
Spirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review
Kanabar M, Kathiresan P, Elkholy H, Zonoozi A, Orsolini L, Long J, Farokhnia M, Bhad R, Butner J, Fonseca F, Phan V, Achab S, Potenza M. Spirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review. BJPsych International 2024, 21: 59-61. DOI: 10.1192/bji.2024.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrinsic connectivity demonstrates a shared role of the posterior cingulate for cue reactivity in both gambling and cocaine use disorders
Vaccaro A, Lacadie C, Potenza M. Intrinsic connectivity demonstrates a shared role of the posterior cingulate for cue reactivity in both gambling and cocaine use disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 155: 108027. PMID: 38581751, PMCID: PMC11273263, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderPosterior cingulate cortexCue reactivityBehavioral addictionsUse disorderGambling disorderPosterior cingulatePosterior cingulate cortex connectivityHealthy comparison subjectsIntrinsic connectivity distributionIntervention developmentCocaine cuesFMRI taskAddictive disordersCingulate cortexComparison subjectsNeurobiological foundationsSad videosDecreased connectivityFunctional connectivityCocainePost hoc analysisAddictionRelevant to maintenanceGamblingParameter Space and Potential for Biomarker Development in 25 Years of fMRI Drug Cue Reactivity
Network A, Sangchooli A, Zare-Bidoky M, Jouzdani A, Schacht J, Bjork J, Claus E, Prisciandaro J, Wilson S, Wüstenberg T, Potvin S, Ahmadi P, Bach P, Baldacchino A, Beck A, Brady K, Brewer J, Childress A, Courtney K, Ebrahimi M, Filbey F, Garavan H, Ghahremani D, Goldstein R, Goudriaan A, Grodin E, Hanlon C, Haugg A, Heilig M, Heinz A, Holczer A, Van Holst R, Joseph J, Juliano A, Kaufman M, Kiefer F, Zonoozi A, Kuplicki R, Leyton M, London E, Mackey S, McClernon F, Mellick W, Morley K, Noori H, Oghabian M, Oliver J, Owens M, Paulus M, Perini I, Rafei P, Ray L, Sinha R, Smolka M, Soleimani G, Spanagel R, Steele V, Tapert S, Vollstädt-Klein S, Wetherill R, Witkiewitz K, Yuan K, Zhang X, Verdejo-Garcia A, Potenza M, Janes A, Kober H, Zilverstand A, Ekhtiari H. Parameter Space and Potential for Biomarker Development in 25 Years of fMRI Drug Cue Reactivity. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 414-425. PMID: 38324323, PMCID: PMC11304510, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment developmentNeurobiology of drug addictionDrug cue reactivitySubstance use disordersBiomarkers of addictionCue reactivityAddictive disordersBiomarker developmentDrug addictionTreatment responseTreatment outcomesVisual cuesTask designCore aspectsAddictionClinical judgmentParticipant characteristicsDisordersOutcome predictorsClinical useMEDLINE databaseBiomarker qualificationSeveral biomarkersTranslational gapDatabase inceptionWorld addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys
Ekhtiari H, Khojasteh Zonoozi A, Rafei P, Abolghasemi F, Pemstein D, Abdelgawad T, Achab S, Ghafri H, Al'Absi M, Bisch M, Conti A, Ambekar A, Arunogiri S, Bhad R, Bilici R, Brady K, Bunt G, Busse A, Butner J, Danesh A, El-Khoury J, Omari F, Jokūbonis D, de Jong C, Dom G, Ebrahimi M, Fathi Jouzdani A, Ferri M, Galea-Singer S, Parker D, Higuchi S, Kathiresan P, Khelifa E, Kouimtsidis C, Krupitsky E, Long J, Maremmani I, McGovern G, Mohaddes Ardabili H, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Rataemane S, Sangchooli A, Sibeko G, Vella A, Vista S, Zare-Bidoky M, Zhao M, Javed A, Potenza M, Baldacchino A. World addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1230318. PMID: 38528974, PMCID: PMC10961370, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1230318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis and Treatment of Gambling Addiction
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Diagnosis and Treatment of Gambling Addiction. 2024 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of gambling addictionPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric concernsGambling addictionPsychological factorsYoung adultsDiagnostic criteriaComplicate treatmentSocietal harmNeurobiologyAddictionNeurochemistryNeuroimagingAdolescentsShameDisordersIncreased considerationLimited screeningTreatmentAdultsAmbivalenceStigmaInhibitory 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 reviewCompulsionMental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study
Fuss J, Keeley J, Stein D, Rebello T, García J, Briken P, Robles R, Matsumoto C, Abé C, Billieux J, Grant J, Kraus S, Lochner C, Potenza M, Reed G. Mental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 276-292. PMID: 38217688, PMCID: PMC10988394, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderIntermittent explosive disorderImpulse control disordersMental health professionalsICD-10 guidelinesICD-11Control disordersICD-10Behavioral addictionsReward behaviorGaming disorderDisorders due to addictive behaviorsICD-11 chapterSexual behavior disorderICD-11 classificationVignette-based methodologyExplosive disorderAddictive behaviorsBehavioral disordersDiagnostic requirementsNeurodevelopmental disordersHealth professionalsDisordersDiagnostic guidelinesAddiction
2023
The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction
Pakpour A, Jafari E, Zanjanchi F, Potenza M, Lin C. The YouTube Addiction Scale: Psychometric Evidence for a New Instrument Developed Based on the Component Model of Addiction. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2023, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-023-01216-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial media addictionPsychological distressMedia addictionInternet addictionFactor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisPromising psychometric propertiesExploratory factor analysisMood modificationRasch modelDifferential itemPsychometric propertiesAddiction ScaleStrong factor loadingsInternal consistencyPsychometric evidenceAddictionEarly interventionSecond sampleFactor loadingsPsychometric testingOnline surveyDistressItemsFirst sampleNeural 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 modelsContextPotential risk and protective factors related to problematic social media use among adolescents in Iran: A latent profile analysis
Akbari M, Hossein Bahadori M, Khanbabaei S, Boruki Milan B, Jamshidi S, Potenza M. Potential risk and protective factors related to problematic social media use among adolescents in Iran: A latent profile analysis. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 146: 107802. PMID: 37442018, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderIranian adolescentsProtective factorsPresent cross-sectional studyHyperactivity disorderCross-sectional studySocial supportInternalizing symptomsPotential riskIntervention developmentProblematic social media useLatent profile analysisSymptomsAdolescentsStandardized factor scoresCurrent findingsDisordersMultiple factorsRiskAddictionAnxietyGroupFactorsFactor scoresMediating Roles of Psychological Distress, Insomnia, and Body Image Concerns in the Association Between Exercise Addiction and Eating Disorders
Ahorsu D, Imani V, Potenza M, Chen H, Lin C, Pakpour A. Mediating Roles of Psychological Distress, Insomnia, and Body Image Concerns in the Association Between Exercise Addiction and Eating Disorders. Psychology Research And Behavior Management 2023, 16: 2533-2542. PMID: 37431433, PMCID: PMC10329837, DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s414543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody image concernsImage concernsPsychological distressExercise addictionEating DisordersExcessive exercisingIntervention developmentPotential mediatorsDistressSleep qualityEffect sizeFuture researchAddictionPositive relationshipAdolescentsInsomniaCross-sectional studyDisordersHealthcare workersGood healthExercisingRelationshipAssociationIndividualsMultiple pathwaysPotential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions. Nutrients 2023, 15: 827. PMID: 36839185, PMCID: PMC9962023, DOI: 10.3390/nu15040827.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInternet gaming disorderGambling disorderVentral striatumBehavioral addictionsBinge Eating DisorderReward processingEating DisordersGaming disorderReward systemTreatment implicationsBrain regionsBrain changesTreatment-related changesAddictionDisordersBingePotential biological markersPossible biomarkersBiological markersMore evidenceSpecific roleProcessingInterventionImplicationsCircuitry
2022
A Preregistered, Systematic Review Considering Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Neurofeedback for Targeting Affective and Cognitive Processes in Behavioral Addictions
Brandtner A, Antons S, King D, Potenza M, Tang Y, Blycker G, Brand M, Liebherr M. A Preregistered, Systematic Review Considering Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Neurofeedback for Targeting Affective and Cognitive Processes in Behavioral Addictions. Clinical Psychology Science And Practice 2022, 29: 379-392. DOI: 10.1037/cps0000075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMindfulness-based interventionsCognitive biasesInhibitory controlAddictive behaviorsBehavioral addictionsMindfulness-based cognitive therapyCognitive behavioral therapyEmpirical intervention studiesMindfulness-based techniquesMental distressCognitive processesNeurofeedback techniquesCognitive therapyMindfulness interventionBehavioral therapyTherapeutic changePromising interventionNeurofeedbackCore processesResearch evidenceDistressBiasesAddictionIntervention studiesInterventionNeuromodulation treatments of problematic use of the Internet
Xu L, Geng X, Zhang J, Guo X, Potenza M, Zhang J. Neuromodulation treatments of problematic use of the Internet. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2022, 48: 101215. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic useBrain circuitsTranscranial direct current stimulationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDirect current stimulationRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationExecutive controlNegative emotionsStimulus contextTranscranial magnetic stimulationAddictive behaviorsPrefrontal cortexCurrent stimulationAddiction severityBrain regionsMagnetic stimulationNeuromodulation treatmentsInvasive stimulationEmotionsCausal relationshipCravingFunctioningRigorous experimentsAddictionCortexFood addiction, orthorexia nervosa and dietary diversity among Bangladeshi university students: a large online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sultana M, Islam M, Sayeed A, Koly K, Baker K, Hossain R, Ahmed S, Ferdous M, Mubarak M, Potenza M, Sikder M. Food addiction, orthorexia nervosa and dietary diversity among Bangladeshi university students: a large online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Eating Disorders 2022, 10: 163. PMID: 36376901, PMCID: PMC9662779, DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00680-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood addictionOrthorexia nervosaDietary diversityPrevalence of ONDark green leafy vegetablesYale Food Addiction ScaleMultivariable linear regressionCOVID-19 pandemicLow dietary diversityGreen leafy vegetablesHealthy dietOrgan meatsDD scoresBangladeshi university studentsAppropriate interventionsOrganization guidelinesConclusionsThe findingsOnline surveyFood rulesNervosaGuilty feelingsCurrent studyLarge online surveyAddictionFitness goalsThe Reward Deficiency Syndrome and Links with Addictive and Related Behaviors
Kótyuk E, Potenza M, Blum K, Demetrovics Z. The Reward Deficiency Syndrome and Links with Addictive and Related Behaviors. 2022, 59-74. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92392-1_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
2021
The Reward Deficiency Syndrome and Links with Addictive and Related Behaviors
Kótyuk E, Potenza M, Blum K, Demetrovics Z. The Reward Deficiency Syndrome and Links with Addictive and Related Behaviors. 2021, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67928-6_3-1.ChaptersHow Theoretical Models Can Inspire Advances in Research and Clinical Practice: The Example of Behavioral Addictions
Brand M, Potenza M. How Theoretical Models Can Inspire Advances in Research and Clinical Practice: The Example of Behavioral Addictions. SUCHT - Zeitschrift Für Wissenschaft Und Praxis / Journal Of Addiction Research And Practice 2021, 67: 187-194. DOI: 10.1024/0939-5911/a000721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral addictionsAttentional biasesCognitive distortionsExecutive functioningTheoretical modelInhibitory controlAffective responsesCurrent theoretical modelsDiminished controlSpecific mental disordersConditioning processSpecific stimuliAddictionMental disordersConsiderable mechanismClinical practiceResearchFunctioningScientific studiesStimuliSpecific risk factorsTherapistsBiasesExpectancyDisordersExercise Addiction and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Çakın G, Juwono I, Potenza M, Szabo A. Exercise Addiction and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 144-155. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00358-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExercise addictionInclusion criteriaPhysical activityInternational ClassificationClinical relevanceSystematic reviewRelevant articlesStatistical ManualPRISMA protocolResultsThe findingsAddictionSystematic literature reviewDisordersMost studiesLiterature reviewBehavioral addictionsUnhealthy obsession