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2023
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Behavioral addiction is a form of addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non-substance -related behavior – sometimes called a natural reward – despite any negative consequences to the person's physical, mental, social or financial well-being. Addiction canonically refers to substance abuse; however, the term's connotation has been expanded to include behaviors that may lead to a reward (such as gambling, eating, or shopping) since the 1990s. A number of dopaminergic genes such as the dopamine D2 receptor gene polymorphisms as well as other dopaminergic regulator gene transcription factors like ΔFosB has been identified as a necessary common factor involved in both behavioral and drug addictions, which are associated with the same neurochemical mechanisms and neuroadaptations in the reward system involving reward deficiency or even adolescent neurodevelopmental reward sufficiency or high dopaminergic function may load onto aberrant unwanting seeking behavior.
Published Paper (3 Papers)
EDITORIAL
Behavioral addictions beyond classic addictions and their future perspectives
Jo-Eun Jeong,
Dai-Jin Kim
INNOSC Theranostics and Pharmacological Sciences 2024, 7(3), 3558 https://doi.org/10.36922/itps.3558
(This article belongs to the Special Issue
Behavioral Addictions: From Bench to Bedside)
REVIEW
A historical perspective on clonidine as an alpha-2A receptor agonist in the treatment of addictive behaviors: Focus on opioid dependence
Mark S. Gold,
Kenneth Blum,
Abdalla Bowirrat,
Albert Pinhasov, ... Rajendra D. Badgaiyan
INNOSC Theranostics and Pharmacological Sciences 2024, 7(3), 1918 https://doi.org/10.36922/itps.1918
(This article belongs to the Special Issue
Behavioral Addictions: From Bench to Bedside)
REVIEW
Neurobiological understanding of gaming disorder: A narrative review
Mi Jung Rho
INNOSC Theranostics and Pharmacological Sciences 2024, 7(4), 3326 https://doi.org/10.36922/itps.3326
(This article belongs to the Special Issue
Behavioral Addictions: From Bench to Bedside)