Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Associated With Mental Disorders in Children That Persist Into Early Adolescence

• By: | The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• February 28th, 2024
• adolescence, attention problems, behavioral problems, mental health disorders, social problems, substance use
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Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester – generally after five to six weeks of fetal development – is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age),...

Understanding Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Pornography Viewing as Addictions

• By: Dr. Gene Ira Katz, DMCJ, DABS, LAC, LPCC Positive Pathways Counseling
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, diagnosis, hypersexuality, mental health disorders, paraphilic disorders, pornography, process addictions, sex, societal impact
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Addiction can occur in many forms. Often, it is assumed that physical dependence, characterized by withdrawal symptoms, is required for someone to be diagnosed with an addiction disorder, but the fact is that behavioral addiction can occur with all the negative consequences in a person’s life...