2024
Pornography Use and Associated Factors in Adolescents: A Cross-Jurisdictional Approach (Spain vs. Mexico)
Villena-Moya A, Chiclana-Actis C, Granero R, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S, Mestre-Bach G. Pornography Use and Associated Factors in Adolescents: A Cross-Jurisdictional Approach (Spain vs. Mexico). Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39414731, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-024-03000-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPornography useFrequent pornography useNon-heterosexual orientationAdolescent pornography useCross-country differencesRisky sexual behaviorPoor family relationshipsPotential sociocultural factorsSexual risk behaviorsCross-jurisdictional approachFamily relationshipsPornographyCross-jurisdictionalRisk behaviorsSociocultural factorsSexual behaviorJurisdictional differencesLow religiositySpanish-speaking culturesReligiosityMexican sampleSpanish-speaking populationSociodemographic variablesSpanish sampleOlder ageProblematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools
Bőthe B, Nagy L, Koós M, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Consortium I, Kraus S. Problematic pornography use across countries, genders, and sexual orientations: Insights from the International Sex Survey and comparison of different assessment tools. Addiction 2024, 119: 928-950. PMID: 38413365, DOI: 10.1111/add.16431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pornography ScreenProblematic pornography usePornography useSexual orientationSex surveysProblematic Pornography Consumption ScaleSexual orientation-based differencesSexual orientation-related differencesPsychometric propertiesOrientation-related differencesBehavior disorder diagnosisConfirmatory factor analysisInter-factor correlationsDisorder diagnosisTreatment-seekingGender-based differencesInternational Statistical Classification of DiseasesStatistical Classification of DiseasesConsumption scaleFactor analysisInternational Statistical ClassificationSexual behaviorGenderCountriesWestern countries
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
The 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
2020
Digital Technologies and Sex
Kraus S, Potenza M. Digital Technologies and Sex. 2020, 240-250. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190218058.013.21.ChaptersDigital technologiesSexual hookupsSexual practicesSexual beliefsUncommitted sexPornography useSexual behaviorSexual activityYoung peopleSextingFrequent pornography useCasual sex partnersWayRomanticallyPornographyPeopleInternetPracticeHookupsVulnerable populationsMore researchYoung adultsWorldResearch
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