2025
Potential roles for vitamin D in preventing and treating impulse control disorders, behavioral addictions, and substance use disorders: A scoping review
Jalilian-Khave L, Kitaneh R, Ysrayl B, Borelli A, Funaro M, Potenza M, Angarita G. Potential roles for vitamin D in preventing and treating impulse control disorders, behavioral addictions, and substance use disorders: A scoping review. Addiction Neuroscience 2025, 14: 100190. DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2024.100190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpulse control disordersSubstance use disordersControl disordersBehavioral addictionsTreating impulse control disordersVitamin DClinical studiesAddictive disordersSerotonergic circuitsExposure to vitamin DVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D levelsSymptom presenceDisordersPotential beneficial effectsJoanna Briggs InstituteD deficiencyPotential therapeutic mechanismAddictionD levelsWeb of ScienceTherapeutic mechanismQuality of studiesCochrane LibraryOvid MEDLINE
2024
Spanish Validation of the Brief Pornography Screen Within a Clinical Sample of Individuals with Gambling Disorder
Tarragón E, Testa G, Granero R, Potenza M, Kraus S, Uríszar J, Chiclana Actis C, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S, Mestre-Bach G. Spanish Validation of the Brief Pornography Screen Within a Clinical Sample of Individuals with Gambling Disorder. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2024, 1-10. PMID: 39358592, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-024-02986-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pornography ScreenProblematic pornography useClinical sample of individualsConfirmatory factor analysisGambling disorderSample of individualsPsychometric propertiesLow self-directednessOne-factor solutionAdequate psychometric propertiesClinical samplesGeneral psychopathologySelf-directednessBehavioral addictionsImpulsive tendenciesConvergent validityPornography usePsychological distressScreening instrumentSpanish versionSpanish validationFactor analysisBriefDisordersIndividualsPrediction of craving across studies: A commentary on conceptual and methodological considerations when using data-driven methods
Antons S, Yip S, Lacadie C, Dadashkarimi J, Scheinost D, Brand M, Potenza M. Prediction of craving across studies: A commentary on conceptual and methodological considerations when using data-driven methods. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 695-701. PMID: 39356557, PMCID: PMC11457034, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddictive behaviorsDisorders due to addictive behaviorsConnectome-based predictive modelingPrediction of cravingInvestigate neural mechanismsSubstance use disordersNeural mechanismsCravingSubstance useMethodological considerationsDisordersMethodological featuresBehaviorConceptualizationCommentaryStudyFindingsSubstancesAdvancing readiness for change in substance use for people with substance use disorders using the Kawa model based intervention program: A quasi-experimental study
Hsiao H, Wang T, Lee C, Lu Y, Huang Y, Chien Y, Potenza M, Lin C. Advancing readiness for change in substance use for people with substance use disorders using the Kawa model based intervention program: A quasi-experimental study. Hong Kong Journal Of Occupational Therapy 2024, 37: 91-101. PMID: 39539406, PMCID: PMC11556248, DOI: 10.1177/15691861241268143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersKawa modelDrug use behaviorsPsychoeducation courseUniversity of Rhode Island Change AssessmentStage-of-change scoresBackground Substance use disordersChanging drug use behaviourUse behaviorsQuasi-experimental studyChange scoresIntervention programsSubstance useCompulsory treatmentHealth problemsHigher scoresAdequate treatmentPsychoeducationPreliminary findingsParticipantsSouthern TaiwanDisordersTherapyTreatmentPeopleClinical characteristics associated with problematic pornography use among individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder.
Stefanovics E, Kraus S, Madden L, Farnum S, Cannata E, Potenza M, Barry D. Clinical characteristics associated with problematic pornography use among individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024 PMID: 39298267, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pornography ScreenOpioid use disorderPornography useOpioid use disorder treatmentUse disorderMeasures of substance useMeasures of impulsivityProblematic pornography useMinority of individualsNegative urgencyPositive urgencyPsychotic symptomsSelf-reported dataBehavioral addictionsGambling disorderPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric symptomsSensation-seekingEmotional labilitySelf-harmSubstance useDisordersOpioidIndividualsSymptomsStatistical predictors of the co-occurrence between gambling disorder and problematic pornography use
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Granero R, Uríszar J, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S. Statistical predictors of the co-occurrence between gambling disorder and problematic pornography use. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 178: 125-129. PMID: 39137720, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic pornography useCo-occurrence of GDGambling disorderEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationImpulsivity levelsStructural equation modelingPornography useMaladaptive personality featuresCo-occurrenceHighest impulsivity levelProblematic Pornography Consumption ScaleMaladaptive personalityPsychopathological distressPersonality measuresMental disordersPersonality featuresShort versionPsychopathologyStatistical predictorsEquation modelingDisordersImpulseSociodemographic variablesYounger ageCOCAINE SELF-ADMINISTRATION BEHAVIOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCORTICAL AND CORTICAL GRAY MATTER IN INDIVIDUALS WITH COCAINE USE DISORDER
Kohler R, Zhornitsky S, Potenza M, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Angarita G. COCAINE SELF-ADMINISTRATION BEHAVIOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCORTICAL AND CORTICAL GRAY MATTER IN INDIVIDUALS WITH COCAINE USE DISORDER. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110081. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpirituality 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 ResearchCompulsivity-related behavioral features of problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review of paradigms, progress, and perspectives
Liu L, Yao Y, Fang X, Xu L, Hu M, Zhang J, Potenza M. Compulsivity-related behavioral features of problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review of paradigms, progress, and perspectives. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 429-449. PMID: 38656807, PMCID: PMC11220808, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFour-domain frameworkAttentional biasHabit learningSet-shiftingCognitive flexibilityInternet gaming disorderAddictive disordersNeuropsychological characteristicsGaming disorderCognitive featuresCompulsionTask resultsBehavioral featuresMultidimensional natureDisordersSystematic literature searchSub-typesDeficitsTherapeutic implicationsWeb of ScienceLearningUmbrella termPsycINFOLiterature searchBiasParameter 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 inceptionCurrent 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 rateNalmefeneDiagnosis 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 guidelinesAddictionTen years of research on the treatments of internet gaming disorder: A scoping review and directions for future research
Dong G, Dai J, Potenza M. Ten years of research on the treatments of internet gaming disorder: A scoping review and directions for future research. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 51-65. PMID: 38183434, PMCID: PMC10988415, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-invasive brain stimulationCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment strategiesTreatment studiesInternet gaming disorderMedication-based treatmentDifferent treatment strategiesStudies of treatmentTreatment of IGDFuture studiesBrain stimulationControl groupBehavioral therapyGaming disorderTreatmentDSM-5Sex differencesDisordersSummary of findingsCurrent studyEarly stagesPharmacotherapyTherapyStudyYears
2023
Understanding the Co-occurrence of Gambling Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use: Exploring Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Granero R, Uríszar J, Tarragón E, Chiclana Actis C, Testa G, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S. Understanding the Co-occurrence of Gambling Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use: Exploring Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2023, 40: 1295-1314. PMID: 38151657, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-023-10274-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic pornography useGambling disorderEmotion regulationGD severitySubstance useTreatment-seeking individualsPornography useHigh impulsivityPersonality featuresPersonality profilesImpulsivityGroup differencesMore difficultyPsychopathologySociodemographic measuresWorse psychopathologySociodemographic variablesIndividualsDisordersCooperativenessPersonalityPresent studyLow levelsVariablesDifficultiesDo attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms influence treatment outcome in gambling disorder?
Vintró-Alcaraz C, Mestre-Bach G, Granero R, Gómez-Peña M, Moragas L, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Do attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms influence treatment outcome in gambling disorder? Comprehensive Psychiatry 2023, 128: 152433. PMID: 37924691, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSelf-reported ADHD symptomsADHD symptomsGambling disorderMeasures of ADHDAttention-deficit/hyperactivity symptomsPsychological treatment outcomesCognitive behavioral therapyDeficit hyperactivity disorderSelf-report instrumentTreatment outcome measuresHyperactivity disorderHyperactivity symptomsBehavioral therapySelf-reported symptomsGD severityPersonality featuresHigher psychopathologyLongitudinal studyTreatment outcomesPsychopathologyLack of researchSevere relapseSociodemographic measuresDisordersNeuroimaging 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