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Commentary on: Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research.
1Departments of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, and Child Study Center and CASAColumbia, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA.
Abstract:
Multiple controversies exist currently in the field of behavioral addictions. The opinion article by Billieux, Schimmenti, Khazaal, Maurage and Heeren (2015) proposes an approach to considering which behaviors might be considered as foci for addictions. The article raises multiple important points that foster further dialog and highlight the need for additional research. Given that how specific behaviors are considered from diagnostic and classification perspectives holds significant public health implications, targeting and eliminating current knowledge gaps relating to behavioral addictions is an important undertaking.
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