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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Behavioral addictions frequently co-occur with mental disorders.
  • These conditions are often underdiagnosed in clinical settings.
  • Prevalence estimation is crucial for effective treatment planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the prevalence of various behavioral addictions.
  • To assess these addictions in patients seeking treatment for other mental disorders.
  • To identify demographic differences in addiction types.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted.
  • 801 patients from eight psychosomatic university hospitals were included.
  • Standardized questionnaires were used to assess behavioral addictions.

Main Results:

  • 24.1% of patients reported at least one behavioral addiction.
  • Pathological buying (16.7%) was the most common, followed by pathological exercising (3.5%), pathological gambling (3.4%), pathological internet use (1.9%), and hypersexual disorder (5.4%).
  • No significant center or setting effects were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral addictions are common in patients undergoing psychosomatic treatment.
  • Shopping addiction is more prevalent in women, while gambling and sex addiction are more common in men.
  • These findings highlight the need to integrate behavioral addiction screening into mental health treatment strategies.