Behavioral Addictions: Criteria, Evidence, and Treatment

Behavioral Addictions is the first and most authoritative text ever written on the subject of behavioral addictions. This comprehensive work explains the criteria used to determine addiction, the evidence for identifying assorted behaviors as addictions, and the evidence-based treatment for each. DSM-V broke new ground in May of 2013, designating a new disorder called behavioral addiction. Clinicians immediately wanted to know: how is a behavioral addiction different from an impulse control disorder? What are the criteria for determining that some behaviors are addictions rather than impulses? What, if anything, does this mean in terms of effective treatment? With contributions from preeminent experts covering an exhaustive list of behavioral addictions, this book is unique in its coverage of behavioral addictions, their criteria, and treatment. It is a valuable and timely resource for any clinician treating addictions. Defines criteria of an addiction designationDifferentiates addictions from impulse controlDiscusses the evidence for behaviors meeting this criteriaIdentifies what is now, likely will be, and is not a behavioral addiction per evidencePresents evidence-based treatment for each behavioral addiction INDICE: Foreword Preface Biography List of Contributors Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Behavioral Addictions Chapter 2 - Behavioral Addiction: The Nexus of Impulsivity and Compulsivity Chapter 3 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Gambling Disorder Chapter 4 - Problematic Online Gaming Chapter 5 - Internet Addiction Disorder: Overview and Controversies Chapter 6 - Social Networking Addiction: An Overview of Preliminary Findings Chapter 7 - Food Addiction: Evidence, Evaluation, and Treatment Chapter 8 - New Directions in the Pharmacological Treatment of Food Addiction, Overeating, and Obesity Chapter 9 - Sex Addiction: An Overview Chapter 10 - The Tyranny of Love: Love Addiction - An Anthropologist's View Chapter 11 - Picking Up the Pieces: Helping Partners and Family Members Survive the Impact of Sex Addiction Chapter 12 - Compulsive Buying Disorder Chapter 13 - Exercise Addiction Chapter 14 - Meditation and Spirituality-Based Approaches for Addiction Chapter 15 - Behavioral Addiction in American Law: The Future and the Expert's Role

• ISBN: 978-0-12-407724-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 25/04/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés