Sexual motivation is a fundamental behavior in human. For a long time, this behavior has been somehow ignored from psychological and neuroscientific research. In this article - reflecting the collaboration of a clinical psychologist and a neuroscientist - we show that in the current period, sexual affiliation is one of the most promising affiliation context to articulate a debate, a dialog and ...

the study of prostitute women's knowledge about ways of hiv transmission in tehran in 1390 azizi h , saboory e *, ghaderi s received: 11 sep , 2013 accepted: 21 nov , 2013 abstract: background & aims: a third wave of sexual transmission of hiv has been increased recently. in this context, one of the high risk groups is female sex workers that as a vulnerable group they are prone to aids an...

Although compulsive sexual behaviour (CSB) has been conceptualized as a "behavioural" addiction and common or overlapping neural circuits may govern the processing of natural and drug rewards, little is known regarding the responses to sexually explicit materials in individuals with and without CSB. Here, the processing of cues of varying sexual content was assessed in individuals with and with...

Central to the problem of addiction is the fact that, once addicted, subjects can show intense drug craving and a high risk of relapse, even following long-term abstinence. This implies that addiction involves a number of long lasting changes in neural systems that need to be identified. Indeed, because of the robust emotional value of drug addiction, initial research into the neural bases of t...

Abstract Prior studies on sex addiction have mostly relied a narrow range of risk factors among small and heterogeneous samples. The purpose the present study was to examine psychological markers related in large-scale community sample Turkish adults. A total 24,380 individuals completed survey comprising Sex Addiction Risk Questionnaire, Brief Symptom Inventory, Positive Negative Affect Schedu...

Problematic Internet use [PIU], or Internet addiction, is characterized by excessive use, impairment, or distress as result of the use of the internet. Early studies by Young [1] Griffiths, [2,3] and Aboujaoude [4] defined this disorder and included extensive research on it. The condition has attracted increasing attention in the popular media and among researchers, and this increase in attenti...

OBJECTIVES To determine the demographic characteristics, risk behaviours and prevalence of HIV-1 among injection drug users (IDU) attending Calgary's needle exchange program (NEP). METHODS A survey was conducted from June through September 1998 among IDU attending Calgary's NEP. Demographic and behaviour characteristics were determined by personal interview and saliva was tested for HIV antib...

Current Opinion in Psychiatry 2009, 22:351–356 Purpose of review The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and this paper will review studies that examine the risks and opportunities that it affords. We will examine research that investigates the more negative aspects of youth online behavior such as addiction as well as online risks such as harassment/cyber bullying an...