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Article de Périodique
Addiction: definition and implications. Commentary (1990)
(Addiction : définition et implications)
Auteur(s) :
GOODMAN, A.
Année
1990
Page(s) :
1403-1408
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
2
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Note générale :
British Journal of Addiction, 1990, 85, (11), 1403-1408
Résumé :
Integration of addiction into the theory and practice of psychiatry has been hampered by the lack of a definition of addiction which is scientifically useful. A definition is proposed, with diagnostic criteria specified in a format similar to that of DSM-III-R. Essentially, addiction designates a process whereby a behavior, that can function both to produce pleasure and to provide escape from internal discomfort, is employed in a pattern characterized by (1) recurrent failure to control the behaviour (powerlessness) and (2) continuation of the behaviour despite significant negative consequences (unmanageability). Some practical and theoretical implications of this definition are then explored. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Minnesota Inst. of Psychiatry, 1347 Summit Av., St Paul, MN 55105
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.