Behavioral addictions: An overview

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-17

  Karim, Reef ^a   Chaudhri, Priya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral addictions; Binge eating; Impulse control disorders; Pathological gambling; Process addictions; Sex addiction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; COCAINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; LEVODOPA; MODAFINIL; MOOD STABILIZER; NALMEFENE; NALTREXONE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPULSION; COMPULSIVE BUYING DISORDER; COMPULSIVE SEXUAL DISORDER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DSM-IV; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS; GAME; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERSEXUALITY; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER; INTERNET ADDICTION; KLEPTOMANIA; LEISURE; LOVE; MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OBESITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROCESS ADDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PYROMANIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; REWARD; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL ADDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SHOPPING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; VIDEOGAME ADDICTION; VIDEORECORDING; WORK; BULIMIA; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BULIMIA; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84862595771     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.662859     Document Type: Review

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