An Unexpected Outcome of an Ischemic Stroke on the Reward Pathways in the Human Brain.

Background: Addiction affects millions of people, often resulting from a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors, and is frequently linked to mental health disorders. Many experts agree there is no cure for addiction, but there are effective treatments available. Many patients continue to succumb to addiction despite treatment.

Internet gaming disorder and the alternative five factor personality model: a study in a Spanish community sample.

Background: This study was designed to examine the prevalence and relationships between the Internet gaming disorder (IGD) behaviors, suggested by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and personality traits.

Participants And Procedure: A sample community of 1,548 subjects, 707 men and 841 women, with a mean age of 40.90 and 38.

A highly-configurable session designer for VR nursing training.

Virtual Reality (VR) has proven to be a valuable tool for medical and nursing education. VR simulators are available at any time and from anywhere, and can be used with or without faculty supervision, which results in a significant optimization of time, space, and resources. In this paper we present a highly-configurable session designer for VR-based nursing education following the Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence: SQUIRE 2.