srch

The inclusion of the aforementioned behavioral addictions in the manual of psychiatric disorders speaks to the rising relevance of ...

Background: There is convincing evidence that individuals suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) often present insecure attachment patterns. In contrast, a strong therapeutic alliance in treatment of SUD has been found to lead to a more positive treatment outcome. However, insecure attachment has been observed to be linked with weaker therapeutic alliance strength.

Nov 26, 2021 · Eating disorders (EDs) are a complex group of psychiatric conditions that involve dysfunctional eating patterns, nutritional alterations, and other comorbid psychopathologies. Some women with EDs may develop problematic internet use while they attempt to get information on dieting/weight control or get online support from people with similar problems. They may also drift toward tobacco smoking ...

Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research.

Addiction’s biological basis has been the focus of much research. The findings have persuaded experts and the public that drug use in addicts is compulsive. But the word “compulsive” identifies patterns of behavior, and all behavior has a biological basis, including voluntary actions. Thus, the question is not whether addiction has a biology, which it must, but whether it is sensible to ...

Addiction is a brain disease which impairs behavior: the product of brain ... In the case of addiction, its inclusion in brain disorders may ...

This Research Topic intends to provide new empirical evidence on the nature of the relationship between addiction and other psychiatric disorders as well as ...

09.01.2016 · The aim of the section is to offer a strong international and well-recognized venue for scientific and clinical publications in the field of addictive disorders in order to meet the needs and opportunities of the 21st century. Coverage broadly includes basic science (e.g. genetic, kinetic, neurobiological research), clinical research (e.g. pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, …

Normative thinking about addiction has traditionally been divided between, on the one hand, a medical model which sees addiction as a disease characterized by compulsive and relapsing drug use over which the addict has little or no control and, on the other, a moral model which sees addiction as a choice characterized by voluntary behavior under the control of the addict.

In short, the brain-disease model obscures the dimension of choice in addiction, the capacity to respond to incentives, and also the essential fact people use drugs for reasons (as consistent with a self-medication hypothesis).

Research investigating female gaming has begun to emerge despite gaming being traditionally more popular with males. Research in the 21st century has drawn attention to the role of women in culture, society, and technology, and female gaming is one of the growing phenomena not to have been researched in depth. The aim of the present paper was to review female gaming (i.e., the role of females ...

Most (53%) U.S. adults reported that the coronavirus outbreak has had a negative impact on their mental health, including inducing or ...

in Psychiatry · Yasser Khazaal is Specialty Chief Editor for the section Addictive Disorders - Frontiers in Psychiatry · Elias Aboujaoude is Associate Editor for ...

Anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States every year and are the most common form of mental illness in the United States, yet only 1/3 of those suffering with anxiety receive treatment. The section on Anxiety and Stress Disorders focuses on basic science, pre-clinical, and clinical research studies which explore all aspects of mechanism, clinical …

The claim that addiction is a brain disease is almost universally accepted among scientists who work on addiction. The claim’s attraction rests on two grounds: the fact that addiction seems to be characterized by dysfunction in specific neural pathways and the fact that the claim seems to the compassionate response to people who are suffering.

Frontiers in Addictive Disorders will be at the cutting-edge of publishing papers that will shape our understanding and the treatment of ...

Front. Psychiatry, 13 January 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00002 ... Assessment: A Neuroscience-Based Framework for Addictive Disorders.

Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research. Field Chief Editor Stefan Borgwardt at the University of Basel is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating …

Background: Although psychoactive substance use disorders (PSUDs) are a domain of mental health, addiction psychiatry is only formally ...

In “Addiction is Not a Brain Disease (And it Matters),” Levy argues that while addiction does produce neurological dysfunction, this is not ...

1 Psychology Department, Psychopharmacology and Addiction Research Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; 2 Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Background: The therapeutic benefits of ketamine have been demonstrated for a variety of …