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Behavioral addictions

Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2015
Behavioral addictions are slowly becoming recognized as a valid category of psychiatric disorder as shown by the recent allocation of pathological gambling to this category in DSM-5. However, several other types of psychiatric disorder proposed to be examples of behavioral addictions have yet to be accorded this formal acknowledgment and are dispersed ...
T W, Robbins, L, Clark
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Behavioral addictions

2022
Abstract Behavioral (or process) addictions, which are defined as addictions when an individual repeatedly engages in a behavior that leads to negative effects on the their ability to function normally in daily life and has a deleterious effect on the person’s overall health. Core features of behavioral addictions are similar to symptoms
Attila Szabo, Zsolt Demetrovics
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Smoking to cope: Addictive behavior as a response to mental distress.

Journal of Health Economics, 2020
Individuals with mental health problems smoke at far higher rates than their peers, and have done for decades. This paper explores a potential explanation: smoking as a means to cope with distress.
A. Friedman
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Behavioral Addictions

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2019
Certain centrally acting chemicals, such as cocaine or amphetamine, affect the brain’s reward pathways, particularly the nucleus accumbens “reward center” and linked dopamine and opioid systems. Repeated consumption of such substances, for vulnerable individuals, can lead to escalating cycles of intake and functional impairment, termed addiction ...
Chamberlain, Samuel R., Grant, Jon E.
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Internet Addiction and Other Behavioral Addictions

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2016
The Internet is increasingly influential in the lives of adolescents. Although there are many positives, there are also risks related to excessive use and addiction. It is important to recognize clinical signs and symptoms of Internet addiction (compulsive use, withdrawal, tolerance, and adverse consequences), treat comorbid conditions (other substance
Alicia Grattan, Jorgenson   +2 more
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Measuring the relationship between social media use and addictive behavior and depression and suicide ideation among university students

Computers in Human Behavior, 2018
Addictive behavior to social network sites is considered an alarming phenomenon where other psychopathological problems can be manifested. The purpose of the study is to analyze the relationship between the use and the addictive behavior of social media ...
José Luis Jasso-Medrano   +1 more
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