Criteria for conceptualizing behavioural addiction should be informed by the underlying behavioural mechanism

Addiction. 2017 Oct;112(10):1720-1721. doi: 10.1111/add.13831. Epub 2017 May 11.

Authors

Richard J Tunney¹, Richard J E James¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 28497595
DOI: 10.1111/add.13831

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Keywords: Associative learning; behavioural addiction; extinction; gambling; perseveration; preoccupation.

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MeSH terms

Behavior, Addictive*
Gambling*
Humans