Gambling disorder is characterized by a persistent, recurrent pattern of gambling that is
associated with substantial distress or impairment. The prevalence of gambling disorder has …

Dopaminergic medications used in the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease are
associated with motor and non-motor behavioural side-effects, such as dyskinesias and …

Addiction professionals and the public are recognizing that certain nonsubstance behaviors—
such as gambling, Internet use, video-game playing, sex, eating, and shopping—bear …

The motivation to seek out and consume rewards has evolutionarily been driven by the urge
to fulfill physiological needs. However in a modern society dominated more by plenty than …

Non-substance addictive behaviors may involve repetitive rewarding behaviors including
gambling, gaming, sexual activities, internet-use, and buying-shopping. In addictions, there …

Gambling disorder (GD) was reclassified as a behavioral addiction in the DSM-5 and shares
clinical and behavioral features with substance use disorders (SUDs). Neuroimaging studies …

This review summarizes neurobiological and genetic findings in behavioural addictions,
draws parallels with findings pertaining to substance use disorders, and offers suggestions …

Dependence to drugs of abuse is closely associated with impulsivity, or the propensity to
choose a lower, but immediate, reward over a delayed, but more valuable outcome. Here …

The reclassification of gambling disorder within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM‐5) addictions category marks an important step for …

Addictions are commonly presaged by problems in childhood and adolescence. For many
individuals this starts with the early expression of impulsive risk-taking, social …