Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 119-123

  Billieux, Joël ^a,b   Schimmenti, Adriano ^c   Khazaal, Yasser ^d   Maurage, Pierre ^a,b   Heeren, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c UKE Kore University of Enna   (Italy)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioral addictions; Diagnosis; DSM; Everyday behaviors; Mental health; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84946559037     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/2006.4.2015.009     Document Type: Article

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