The classification of substance and behavioural addictions: A preliminary investigation

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dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlan, Andre David
dc.contributor.authorStarkey, Nicola J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-30T01:25:22Z
dc.date.available2013-01-30T01:25:22Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe term addiction has been used to refer to impaired control over substance use for several centuries however recently there has been a shift toward using this term in the context of non-substance use disorders, such as pathological gambling. A preliminary investigation was conducted in an attempt to clarify the most appropriate classification of 'behavioural addictions'. Participants with alcohol dependence (AD, n = 24), pathological gambling (PG, n = 20) and compulsive buying disorder (CBD, n = 14) completed an Addictive Disorder Questionnaire (ADQ); the Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL-90R); Barratt Impulsivity Scale II; and substance specific adaptations of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Although the AD group reported more severe addiction symptoms and had higher levels of depression and anxiety, there were broad similarities across the three disorders in relation to cravings, dyscontrol, impulsivity and obsessions. Despite the small sample size and the different recruitment strategies used across the groups, the findings from this preliminary study provide support for broadening addiction diagnostic definitions to include non-substance related disorders which in turn may contribute to the development of more efficacious treatments.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationMcLachlan, A.D., & Starkey, N.J. (2012).The classification of substance and behavioural addictions: A preliminary investigation. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 41(1), 7-18.en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn0112-109X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/7123
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNew Zealand Psychological Societyen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Journal of Psychologyen_NZ
dc.rightsThis article has been published in the journal: New Zealand Journal of Psychology. Used with permission.
dc.subjectpathological gamblingen_NZ
dc.subjectalcohol dependenceen_NZ
dc.subjectcompulsive buying disorderen_NZ
dc.subjectaddictionsen_NZ
dc.subjectsubstance useen_NZ
dc.titleThe classification of substance and behavioural addictions: A preliminary investigationen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page7en_NZ
pubs.elements-id37594
pubs.end-page18en_NZ
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.volume41en_NZ
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