title: Phenomenology and treatment of behavioural addictions.
abstract: Behavioural addictions are characterized by an inability to resist an urge or drive resulting in actions that are harmful to oneself or others. Behavioural addictions share characteristics with substance and alcohol abuse, and in areas such as natural history, phenomenology, and adverse consequences. Behavioural addictions include pathological gambling, kleptomania, pyromania, compulsive buying, compulsive sexual behaviour, Internet addiction, and binge eating disorder. Few studies have examined the efficacy of pharmacological and psychological treatment for the various behavioural addictions, and therefore, currently, no treatment recommendations can be made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. jongrant@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Liana R N
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Odlaug
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008605:Mental Health Services; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012201:Reward; D012725:Sexual Behavior
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: binge eating; compulsive sexual behaviour; gambling; impulse control; internet use; kleptomania; pyromania; treatment