Behavioral Addictions: DSM-5® and Beyond

by Nancy Petry

Overview

This book explains the rationale for changes in the DSM-5® related to incorporating behavioral addictions alongside substance use disorders; it also illuminates the significance of including the construct of behavioral addictions in this widely used psychiatric diagnostic manual. The chapters herien describe eight behaviors often considered addictions, including gambling disorder, internet gaming disorder, internet addiction, food addiction, hypersexuality, shopping addiction, exercise addiction, and tanning addiction. Also examined are prevalence rates in epidemiological samples, risk factors, and promising treatment approaches. The result is an easy-to-use resource and guide for clinicians, students, and researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199391547
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/02/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nancy Petry earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University in 1994, and she joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut Health Center in 1996, where she is presently Professor of Medicine. Dr. Petry conducts research on treatment of addictive disorders, ranging from substance use to gambling disorders, and her work is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Petry is a consultant and advisor for the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration, she served on the DSM-5® committee for the American Psychiatric Association, and she is the Editor-in-Chief of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Her first book, Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment, received the Choice Magazine Award for Top Academic title in 2005.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Behavioral Addictions
Chapter 2: Gambling Disorder: The First Officially Recognized Behavioral Addiction
Chapter 3: Internet Gaming Disorder: A New Behavioral Addiction
Chapter 4: Internet Addiction: A Future Addictive Disorder?
Chapter 5: Hypersexual Disorder
Chapter 6: Compulsive Shopping as a Behavioral Addiction
Chapter 7: Exercise Addiction: Diagnosis, Psycho-biological Mechanisms and Treatment
Chapter 8: Food Addiction
Chapter 9: Addicted to UV: Evidence for Tanning Addiction
Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions to Advance the Science and Clinical Care of Behavioral Addictions

Editorial Reviews

"[T]his book provides a concise overview, understanding, and potential treatment approaches for a number of compulsive behaviors which result in significant disability for many individuals." -Doody's Health Sciences

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Michael Easton, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is an overview of a number of compulsive behaviors potentially considered to be addictions that factors in the most recent scientific and clinical information.
Purpose: The book provides a detailed analysis of a variety of behaviors, while weighing the validity of viewing them as behavioral addictions alongside substance abuse disorders. It reviews the growing evidence indicating that extensive, repetitive, and problematic engagement in certain activities shares similarities with substance use disorders.
Audience: This book is most relevant for those involved in the understanding, conceptualization, and research into the classification and treatment of these repetitive excessive behaviors. It is also relevant for clinicians involved in treating individuals with these particular problems.
Features: The book reviews the history, process, and criteria for classifying excessive reparative behaviors as disorders. It looks specifically at eight behaviors often considered addictions, including gambling disorder, internet gaming disorder, internet addictions, food addictions, hypersexuality, shopping addictions, exercise addictions, and tanning addictions. The book examines each behavior's prevalence rates in epidemiological samples, risk factors, potential treatment approaches, and directions for future research.
Assessment: Regardless of how one classifies these problems, this book provides a concise overview, understanding, and potential treatment approaches for a number of compulsive behaviors which result in significant disability for many individuals.

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