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Behavior, Addictive - Epidemiology
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Definition of 'Behavior, Addictive'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. Common names: Behavior, Addictive; Addictive Behavior; Addictive Behaviors; Behaviors, Addictive |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction and to determine the sex differences in the predictive value of psychiatric symptoms for the occurrence of Internet addiction in ... Read more...
[Computer games in childhood and adolescence: relations to addictive behavior, ADHD, and aggression]
30 Aug 2009 Playing computer games has become one of the main leisure activities in children and adolescents and increasingly replaces traditional playing and interactional activities. There might exist developmental benefits or positive effects of computer ... Read more...
12 Jul 2009 The present study informs understanding of customer segmentation strategies by extending Twedt's heavy-half propositions to include a segment of users that represent less than 2% of all households-consumers demonstrating extremely frequent behavior ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Behavior, Addictive - Epidemiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Trapped in the net: will internet addiction become a 21st-century epidemic?
29 Sep 2009 - Predictive values of psychiatric symptoms for internet addiction in adolescents: a 2-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
- [Computer games in childhood and adolescence: relations to addictive behavior, ADHD, and aggression] 30 Aug 2009
- Genetic investigation of race and addiction. 30 Aug 2009
- Extremely frequent behavior in consumer research: theory and empirical evidence for chronic casino gambling. 12 Jul 2009
- Is video-game playing a risk factor for pathological gambling in Australian adolescents? 2 Jul 2009
- Older smokers' motivation and attempts to quit smoking: epidemiological insight into the question of lifestyle versus addiction. Jul 2009
- [Why do doctors smoke?] 29 Jun 2009
- Gambling, gambling activities, and problem gambling. 30 May 2009
- Body mass index and alcohol consumption: family history of alcoholism as a moderator. 30 May 2009
- Maine's Tobacco Medication Program: compliance, patterns of use, and satisfaction among smokers. 23 May 2009
- Characteristics and consistency of light smoking: long-term follow-up among Finnish adults. 5 May 2009
- [Pathological Internet use--epidemiology, diagnostics, co-occurring disorders and treatment] 3 May 2009
- Impulsivity, frontal lobes and risk for addiction. May 2009
- Addiction research centres and the nurturing of creativity: The Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems. Past, present and future. 29 Apr 2009
- Pathological video-game use among youth ages 8 to 18: a national study. 29 Apr 2009
- The co-occurrence of alcohol use and gambling activities in first-year college students. 29 Apr 2009
- The risk factors of Internet addiction--a survey of university freshmen. 21 Apr 2009
- A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Internet, video games, and cell phone addiction.
30 Mar 2009 - The association between adult ADHD symptoms and internet addiction among college students: the gender difference. 30 Mar 2009
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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