DSM, behavioural addictions
Conceptualising addiction has been a matter of great debate for decades. For many people, the concept of addiction involves the taking of drugs. Therefore, it is perhaps unsurprising that most official definitions concentrate on drug ingestion. Despite such definitions, there is now a growing movement that views a number of behaviours as potentially addictive, including those that do not involve the ingestion of a drug. These include behaviours as diverse as gambling, eating, sex, exercise, videogame playing, love, shopping, internet use, social networking and work.
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