As shown on the slide, addiction can be conceptualized as encompassing substance-use disorders, and behavioural addictions.[1,3] Although categorised separately,[1] substance-use disorders and behavioural addictions share many similarities, and are thought to share common neurological pathology involving dopamine signalling and reward pathways within the brain.[2]
References:
[1] American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition. American Psychiatric Association, 2013.
[2] Grant JE, Potenza MN, Weinstein A, Gorelick DA. Introduction to behavioral addictions. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2010; 36 (5): 233–241.
[3] Sadock BJ, Sadock VA, Ruiz P (eds). Kaplan & Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th edition. Wolters Kluwer, 2017.
