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Article de Périodique
Prevalence of the addictions: a problem of the majority or the minority? (2011)
Auteur(s) :
SUSSMAN, S. ;
LISHA, N. ;
GRIFFITHS, M.
Année
2011
Page(s) :
3-56
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
10 p.
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug ; Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
PREVALENCE
;
ADDICTION
;
COMORBIDITE
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
TABAC
;
ALCOOL
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE
;
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
INTERNET
;
PATHOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
An increasing number of research studies over the last three decades suggest that a wide range of substance and process addictions may serve similar functions. The current article considers 11 such potential addictions (tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, eating, gambling, Internet, love, sex, exercise, work, and shopping), their prevalence, and co-occurrence, based on a systematic review of the literature. Data from 83 studies (each study n = at least 500 subjects) were presented and supplemented with small-scale data. Depending on which assumptions are made, overall 12-month prevalence of an addiction among U.S. adults varies from 15% to 61%. The authors assert that it is most plausible that 47% of the U.S. adult population suffers from maladaptive signs of an addictive disorder over a 12-month period and that it may be useful to think of addictions as due to problems of lifestyle as well as to person-level factors.
Affiliation :
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Alhambra, 91803, United States / Etats-Unis