[Eating addiction - a behavioral addiction?]
Özgür Albayrak1, Johannes Hebebrand1
1Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, LVR Klinikum Essen, Universitätsklinikum Essen (AöR).
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie
|January 17, 2015
Summary
Behavioral addictions, including food addiction, are now in medical classifications. However, evidence for food
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
- Addiction Medicine
Background:
- The DSM-5 introduced Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders, incorporating behavioral addictions.
- Food addiction is conceptualized as a disorder situated between substance-based and non-substance-based behavioral addictions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the diagnostic criteria and classification of food addiction within the context of behavioral addictions.
- To assess the current evidence base for food addiction as a distinct psychiatric disorder.
Main Methods:
- Utilized DSM-IV criteria for substance dependence to develop a 25-item questionnaire for diagnosing food addiction.
- Reviewed existing literature regarding the addictive properties of food components and diagnostic validity.
Main Results:
- Food addiction diagnosis can be approached using a questionnaire based on substance dependence criteria.
- Currently, there is a lack of scientific evidence demonstrating that food components possess addictive properties comparable to psychotropic substances.
- A significant gap exists in the availability of valid and reliable psychiatric-diagnostic criteria for characterizing eating addiction as a behavioral addiction.
Conclusions:
- While behavioral addictions are recognized, the specific classification and diagnosis of food addiction require further validation.
- More research is needed to establish robust diagnostic criteria for food addiction as a behavioral addiction, distinct from substance-related disorders.
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