Addiction professionals and the public are recognizing that certain nonsubstance behaviors—
such as gambling, Internet use, video-game playing, sex, eating, and shop**—bear …

Rationale Pathological gambling (PG) has recently been considered as a “behavioral” or
nonsubstance addiction. A comparison of the characteristics of PG and substance use …

This important work elucidates why relapse is so common for people recovering from
addictive behavior problems--and what can be done to keep treatment on track. It provides …

Gambling is a prevalent recreational behaviour. Approximately 5% of adults have been
estimated to experience problems with gambling. The most severe form of gambling …

Impulse control disorders (ICDs), including pathological gambling, trichotillomania,
kleptomania and others, have been conceptualized to lie along an impulsive–compulsive …

Evidence that psychoactive substance use disorders, bulimia nervosa, pathological
gambling, and sexual addiction share an underlying biopsychological process is …

The article reviews the current knowledge about the impulse control disorders (ICDs) with
specific emphasis on epidemiological and pharmacological advances. In addition to the …

This review summarizes neurobiological and genetic findings in behavioural addictions,
draws parallels with findings pertaining to substance use disorders, and offers suggestions …

Few studies have evaluated efficacy of psychotherapies for pathological gambling.
Pathological gamblers (N= 231) were randomly assigned to (a) referral to Gamblers …

Background. To examine sex differences in DSM-IV subclinical and pathological gambling
in nationally representative data of the US population. Method. Data come from a large (n …