Bookedited by Michael S. Ascher, M.D., Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A.
Summary: Intended for use by clinicians to understand and organize conditions that may not be clearly delineated in DSM-5, this guide features twelves case studies together with an overview of behavioral addictions from neurobiological, theoretical, clinical, and forensic perspectives.--Adapted from Preface.
Contents:
Helping people behave themselves : identifying and treating behavioral addictions / Marc N. potenza
Forensic implications of behavioral addictions / Robert L. Sadoff, Eric Y. Drogin, Samson Gurmu
Problematic exercise : a case of alien feet / Elias Dakwar
Food addiction : sugar high / Jessica A. Gold, Kimberly A. Teitelbaum, Mark S. Gold
Gambling : Lord, I was born a gambling man / Carla J. Rash, Nancy M. Petry
Internet gaming disorder : virtual or real? / Tolga Taneli, Yu-Heng Guo, Sabina Mushtaq
Internet addiction : the case of Henry, the "reluctant hermit" / Sean X. Luo, Timothy K. Brennan, Justine Wittenauer
Texting and e-mail problem use / Tauheed Zaman, Daniel Lache
Kleptomania : to steal or not to steal : that is the question / Erin Zerbo, Emily Deringer
Sex addiction : the fire down below / Lisa J. Cohen
Love addiction : what's love got to do with it? / Alexis Briggie, Clifford Briggie
Shopping addiction : if the shoe fits, buy it in every color! / Najeeb Hussain, Nicole Guanci, Mahreen Raza, Dmitry Ostrovsky
Tanning addiction : when orange is the new bronze / Petros Levounis, Omar Mohamed
Work addiction : taking care of business / Michael Ascher, Jonathan Avery, Yael Holoshitz.