BACKGROUND AND AIMS Adolescent Internet gambling is associated with concomitant addictive behaviors. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Internet gambling practices, its impact upon psychosocial development and to evaluate the association between gambling practices and Internet addictive behavior among Cypriot adolescents. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in a convenienc...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of Lithuanian secondary school children toward addictive behaviors, their promoting and preventive factors with regard to the age. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The study sample consisted of all 5th-, 9th-, and 12th-grade schoolchildren of 6 secondary schools in Kaunas and Šakiai (N=856). Schoolchildren were surveyed with a questionnaire consisting of...

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and bipolar disorder are both characterized by impulsive behavior, increased incarceration or arrest, addictive disorders and suicidal behavior. These characteristics appear more severe in the combined disorders. Individuals with ASPD who also have bipolar disorder have higher rates of addictive disorders and suicidal behavior and are more impulsive, as me...

The process of digitalization, creating conditions for the formation new types addictions - digital addictions, has transformed existing mechanisms dissemination chemical forms addictive behavior. Changes in forms, methods and varieties psychoactive substances (PS) behavioral models actualize need a deep understanding causes this phenomenon definition markers its manifestation. complexity preve...

Introduction The clinical manifestations of drug addiction are the subject of medical literature and fiction alike. In Novel with Cocaine, first published almost 80 years ago under a pseudonym and only recently rediscovered, Mark Levi provides a disturbing account of a young Russian man becoming addicted to cocaine. Vadim, the novel’s antihero reflects: “Before I came in contact with cocaine I ...

BACKGROUND Constant social change brings about new forms of behavior, such as smartphone use, social networking,indoor tanning, cosmetic surgery, etc., that could become excessive or even lead to new forms of addictive disorders. METHODS We report the case of a woman who starts consulting for “clairvoyance addiction”. We then discuss the addictive nature of her disorder, based on several clas...

A word after a word after a word is power. —Margaret atwood, " Spelling " For a detective, the easiest crimes to solve are those with an apparent motive: He wanted her money, and so he killed her for it. The crime makes sense. Crimes with no apparent motive are more difficult, such as when a person is attacked by someone unknown to him or her. But perhaps there are clues—a hair follicle, a scra...

Introduction Recent reports confirmed that more than 22% of adult world population are suffering from addiction. Tobacco and alcohol use remain the most prevalent addictive behaviors reported in Tunisia. The management addiction is a multidisciplinary team concept. This entity may be underdiagnosed due to perception default at first line management. aim this study was identify limiting factors ...