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Personal choice is a nuanced concept – Lessons learned from the gambling field
Commentary on: Problematic risk-taking involving emerging technologies: A Stakeholder framework to minimize harms (Swanton et al., 2019)
Behavioral Addictions , 1 – 7 . https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.52 . Thaler , R. H . ( 2018 ). Nudge, not sludge . Science , 361 ( 6401 ), 431 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aau9241 . Thaler , R. H. , & Sunstein , C. R. ( 2008 ). Nudge
Introduction As behavioral addictions have become more widely accepted into mainstream society (e.g., gambling, video gaming, workaholism, etc.), as well as legitimacy among the psychiatric community following the
Gambling Disorder (GD) is the only formally recognised behavioural addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Version 5 (DSM-5) ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ) and is currently listed in the category of ‘Substance Related and
to be cautious concerning any epidemiological data in the field (and also holds true for most behavioral addictions). It also appears that those who are genuinely addicted to work appear to have a compulsive drive to gain approval and success but can
How to counter the ten myths about work addiction?: Three postulates for future research
Commentary on: Ten myths about work addiction (Griffiths et al., 2018)
belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church, whereas Poland is Roman Catholic. Studying national cultures in the analysis of work addiction would give a solid basis for arguing against the notion that it is a new behavioral addiction (“Myth 1”). It
severe distress and to study if behavioral addictions are increasing problems in western society. Thus, validated tools are required to assess disease-specific symptoms in adolescents. There are now several robust psychometric tools that assess
behavioral addiction, of which other examples include addictions to gambling, video gaming, shopping, exercise, and sex ( Demetrovics & Griffiths, 2012 ). According to Griffiths’ ( 2005a ) components model of addiction, an individual is deemed to suffer from
brain networks associated with spiritual experiences. Given the importance of spirituality to recovery in behavioral addictions like gambling disorder ( Gavriel-Fried et al., 2019a , 2019b , 2019c ) and the relevance of understanding neural correlates
Verhaltenssucht. Eine eigene diagnostische Einheit? Der Nervenarzt 78 997 1002 [Behavioral addiction. A diagnostic entity?]. D. H
The relationship between gaming disorder and addiction requires a behavioral analysis
Commentary on: Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal (Aarseth et al.)
issues that arise from the debate letter. Primarily, we argue that the study and diagnosis of behavioral addictions should be determined by a deeper unit of analysis than is currently used, such as the behavioral mechanics of games. We then challenge the
