Craving is a central feature of addiction. Its recent inclusion as a diagnostic criterion for
substance use disorders in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental …

Smoking cessation interventions are effective, but they are not easily accessible for all
treatment-seeking smokers. Mobile health (mHealth) apps have been used in recent years …

BACKGROUND: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can noninvasively
stimulate the brain and transiently amplify or block behaviors mediated through a region. We …

Rationale Neurobiological models of addiction suggest that abnormalities of brain reward
circuitry distort salience attribution and inhibitory control processes, which in turn contribute …

Aims This paper aims to identify appropriate criteria for tobacco dependence assessment,
evaluate relevant research and suggest revisions that may be incorporated into DSM‐5 …

Cue‐reactivity, or self‐reported craving response to drug‐associated stimuli, is an active
area of research on factors that maintain drug use, particularly cigarette smoking. A common …

Background There is growing interest and debate about whether an addictive process
contributes to problematic eating outcomes, such as obesity. Craving is a core component of …

Background: ADHD is a highly prevalent disorder and poses a risk for a variety of mental
disorders and functional impairments into adulthood. One of the most striking comorbidities …

Background and aims Retrospective self‐report and observational studies have yielded
inconsistent findings regarding the capacity of negative affect (NA) to increase smoking …

Rationale Growing proportions of smokers in the USA do not smoke everyday and can be
referred to as light and intermittent smokers (LITS). Despite a current prevalence of LITS in …