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  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Behavioral addictions are increasingly recognized as distinct psychiatric disorders.
  • Pathological gambling's inclusion in DSM-5 marks a significant step.
  • Other proposed behavioral addictions remain classified elsewhere in DSM-5.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current status of behavioral addictions as psychiatric disorders.
  • To highlight the need for formal acknowledgment of various behavioral addictions.
  • To propose future research directions for behavioral addictions.

Main Methods:

  • This study is a brief review of the evolving concept of behavioral addictions.
  • It examines the current classification of behavioral addictions within psychiatric nosologies.
  • It considers theoretical frameworks used for substance addiction and OCD.

Main Results:

  • Pathological gambling is now formally recognized as a behavioral addiction in DSM-5.
  • Several other conditions proposed as behavioral addictions lack formal classification.
  • These conditions are currently dispersed across different sections of DSM-5.

Conclusions:

  • The concept of behavioral addiction is at a critical evolutionary stage.
  • Future research should explore behavioral addictions using frameworks from substance addiction and OCD.
  • Behavioral addictions may represent a new spectrum of impulsive-compulsive disorders.