Behavior, Addictive - Complications
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Pathological Internet use--epidemiology, diagnostics, co-occurring disorders and treatment]

3 May 2009 In 2009, we can look back on a history of 40 years of internet use. While most consumers make use of the internet in a controlled fashion, a progressive loss of the ability to control the frequency and duration of internet activities emerges in some ... Read more...

Gambling problems in the family--a stratified probability sample study of prevalence and reported consequences.

14 Dec 2008 BACKGROUND: Prior studies on the impact of problem gambling in the family mainly include help-seeking populations with small numbers of participants. The objective of the present stratified probability sample study was to explore the epidemiology of ... Read more...

The association between Internet addiction and problematic alcohol use in adolescents: the problem behavior model.

29 Sep 2008 This study aimed to a) evaluate the association between Internet addiction and problematic alcohol use; b) based on problem behavior theory, explore whether Internet addiction, as well as problematic alcohol use, correlated with the psychosocial ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Behavior, Addictive - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [TV addiction with skin manifestations: a new syndrome "TV addict bursitis"] 8 Jul 2009
• [Pathological Internet use--epidemiology, diagnostics, co-occurring disorders and treatment] 3 May 2009
• Gambling problems in the family--a stratified probability sample study of prevalence and reported consequences. 14 Dec 2008
• The association between Internet addiction and problematic alcohol use in adolescents: the problem behavior model. 29 Sep 2008
• Concurrence of compulsive buying and sexual addiction. 30 Jul 2008
• Gender differences in relationships of actual and virtual social support to Internet addiction mediated through depressive symptoms among college students in Taiwan. 30 Jul 2008
• A further investigation of the relations of anxiety sensitivity to smoking motives. 30 Jun 2008
• The role of negative affect in risk for early lapse among low distress tolerance smokers. 30 Jun 2008
• An evaluation of the role of smoking context on a biobehavioral index of distress tolerance. 8 Jun 2008
• Does alcohol increase the risk of overdose death: the need for a translational approach. 5 Apr 2008
• College students' gambling behavior: when does it become harmful? 28 Feb 2008
• [Long-term evolution and complications of eating disorders] 29 Jan 2008
• The importance of social networks in their association to drug equipment sharing among injection drug users: a review. 30 Oct 2007
• Baclofen suppresses alcohol intake and craving for alcohol in a schizophrenic alcohol-dependent patient: a case report. 30 May 2007
• Comments on the article by Rallidis et al: "Effects of smoking on myocardial infarction in young people": illicit drug addiction also contributes to major coronary events among youngsters. 24 Apr 2007
• Is severe obesity a form of addiction? Rationale, clinical approach, and controlled clinical trial. 30 Jul 2006
• Massively multiplayer online role-playing game-induced seizures: a neglected health problem in Internet addiction. 30 Jul 2006
• Reflecting on 30 years of research. A look at how NIDA has advanced the research, prevention, and treatment of drug abuse and addiction. 29 Apr 2006
• A personal intervention substance abuse treatment approach: Substance abuse treatment in a least restrictive residential model. 30 Mar 2006
• The case of Ms. C. 30 Mar 2006

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Technical information about 'Behavior, Addictive'

Definition: The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or for performing certain acts. The addictive behavior includes the emotional and physical overdependence on the object of habit in increasing amount or frequency.

Descriptor UI: D016739

Alternative terms: Behavior, Addictive; Addictive Behavior; Addictive Behaviors; Behaviors, Addictive;

Related Mesh Headings: Substance-Related Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.527.100.120;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif