The Behavioral Addictions - American Psychiatric Publishing Inc

The Behavioral Addictions Is The First American Psychiatric Publishing Title To Explore The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Patients Who Suffer From Behavioral Addictions, Extreme Forms Of Which Share Specific Characteristics With Severe Forms Of Substance Use Disorders. These Characteristics Include Tolerance (the Need To Use The Substance Or Perform The Troublesome Behavior At Higher Doses, Or More And More Frequently, In Order To Achieve The Same Effect); Withdrawal (feelings Of Restlessness, Irritability, And Discontent Following Abrupt Discontinuation Of The Substance Or The Behavior); Obsessive Thinking And Planning That Block Out Anything Other Than Obtaining Or Engaging In The Addictive Agent Or Behavior; And Accompanying External Consequences In Related To Finances, Health, Interpersonal Relationships, Legal Affairs, Etc. Although Not All Behavioral Addictions Are Currently Recognized As Such By Dsm-5, Both Substances And Behaviors Can Hijack A Person's Pleasure-and-reward Brain Circuitry, Causing Great Suffering.this Case-based Volume Is Practical And Engaging And Offers Many Features That Make It Not Only Informative But Also Accessible And Entertaining: Behaviors Covered, Both Those Widely Recognized And Those Less Commonly Accepted, Involve Exercise, Food, Gambling, Internet Gaming, Internet Surfing, Kleptomania, Love, Sex, Shopping, Work, Tanning, And E-mailingtexting.