Aim: Although the term 'addiction' was previously used only to describe excessive alcohol and substance abuse, it has recently been realized that some behaviors have a neurobiological basis similar addiction. Food addiction is one of these behaviors.
 In many studies, suggested especially obese overeating people food (1,2). The aim our study compare prevalence among non-obese persons who a...

Problematic Internet use [PIU], or Internet addiction, is characterized by excessive use, impairment, or distress as result of the use of the internet. Early studies by Young [1] Griffiths, [2,3] and Aboujaoude [4] defined this disorder and included extensive research on it. The condition has attracted increasing attention in the popular media and among researchers, and this increase in attenti...

The inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder in the appendix updated version Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) encourages further research. According to American Psychiatric Associations criteria diagnosis gaming addiction is based on pathological gambling or substance dependence. Research suggests that individuals with experience similar symptoms like a addict. Online...

Abstract “Intervention support and treatment” programs are most likely to have been designed for the substances consumed by men, cater men’s needs, with little regard specific needs of women. Gender-based violence (GBV) has become a key area addressing treatment drug addiction from gender perspective. In this mapping review covering 32 articles, we examine strategies used address gender-based i...

The involvement of dopamine in addiction has its origins in studies investigating reward and reinforced behavior in preclinical studies. Much of this research has been explored in the human brain using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of striatal dopamine transmission. These studies show that addiction is associated with a decrease in dopamine D2/3 receptors and a decrease in pre-syna...

Abuse of psychostimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines has a tremendous social and economic impact. Although replacement therapies are offered for addiction to opioids, nicotine, and alcohol, there is no approved replacement treatment for psychostimulant addiction. Recent studies on an emerging group of benztropine- and rimcazole-based compounds provide hope that replacement therapies for c...

A wealth of research indicates that cue reactivity is critical to understanding the neurobiology of nicotine and alcohol addiction and developing treatments. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalograph (EEG) studies have shown abnormal cue reactivity in various conditions between nicotine or alcohol addicts and the healthy. Although the causes of these abnormalities a...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is an emerging literature base on the relationship between maladaptive traits and "addiction" to social networking sites. These studies have operationalized addiction as either spending excessive amounts of time on social networking sites (SNS) or trouble controlling SNS use, but have not assessed the unique contribution of each of these constructs on outcomes in the s...