The Praeger International Collection on Addictions: Volume 4, Behavioral Addictions from Concept to Compulsion (Abnormal Psychology)

395 Pages·2009·3.05 MB·English

by  Angela Browne-Miller

The Praeger International
Collection on Addictions

THE PRAEGER
INTERNATIONAL
COLLECTION ON
ADDICTIONS
Volume 4
Behavioral Addictions from
Concept to Compulsion
Edited by Angela Browne-Miller
Praeger Perspectives
Abnormal Psychology
Thomas G. Plante, Series Editor
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Th e Praeger international collection on addictions / edited by Angela Browne-Miller.
v. cm. — (Abnormal psychology, ISSN –)
Includes index.
Contents: v. . Faces of addiction, then and now—v. . Psychobiological
profi les—v. . Characteristics and treatment perspectives—v. . Behavioral
addictions from concept to compulsion.
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(v. : alk. paper) . Substance abuse. . Alcoholism. . Compulsive
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–––– (Vol. )
–––– (Vol. )
–––– (Vol. )
–––– (Vol. )
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Contents
Series Foreword ix
Th omas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP
Preface xi
Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MPH
Introduction to Volume : Behavioral Addictions from
Concept to Compulsion xvii
Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MPH
PART I: COMPULSIONS
1 Work Addiction: Causes, Consequences, and Choices 
Ronald J. Burke, PhD
2 Addiction to Television: With Commentary on Dependence
on Video Games and the Internet 
Robert W. Kubey, PhD
3 Excessive Buying as a Genuine Addictive Behavior 
Paul Rose, PhD, and Dan J. Segrist, PhD
4 Compulsive Buying Disorder 
Mamta Sood, MD and Meera Vaswani, PhD
vi C ontents
5 Association with Criminality of Habit and
Impulse-Control Disorders 
Ian H. Treasaden, MB, LRCP, MRCS, FRCPsych,
LLM, and Basant K. Puri, MA, PhD, MB, MRCPsych,
MMath
6 Troubled IPR Addiction: Habitual Attraction, Abuse,
and Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships 
Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MPH
PART II: EATING AS A SPECIAL ISSUE
7 Craving Pizza? Th is Is Your Brain on Drugs: Eating Disorders as
Addiction 
Amanda Ruiz, MD, Hugo Barrera, MD,
and Norman Jackson, MS
8 Eating Disorders and Disturbances: Th e Continuum
of Eating Disturbances 
Cynthia R. Kalodner, PhD
PART III: PORNOGRAPHY, INTERNET,
GAMING, AND GAMBLING
9 Addiction to Pornography: Its Psychological and
Behavioral Implications 
Robert W. Kubey, PhD
10 Assessment and Treatment of Internet Addiction 
Kimberly S. Young, PhD
11 Gambling Addictions 
Mark Griffi ths, PhD
12 Youth Gambling Problems: An International Perspective 
Isabelle D. Lussier, MA, Jeff rey L. Derevensky, PhD,
and Rina Gupta, PhD
13 Macau: China’s Entry into the World of Gambling 
Richard A. McGowan, MA, MDiv, Th M, DBA
Contents vii
14 Native American Gambling: Economic Development
or Dependence? 
Richard A. McGowan, MA, MDiv, Th M, DBA
15 Th e Current Climate of Gambling in the United States 
Richard A. McGowan, MA, MDiv, Th M, DBA
16 Online Gaming Addiction: Symptoms, Risk Factors,
and Treatment 
Kimberly S. Young, PhD
17 Youth Gambling Prevention and Resilience Education:
A Harm Reduction Approach 
Isabelle D. Lussier, MA, Jeff rey L. Derevensky, PhD,
and Rina Gupta, PhD
Index 
About the Editor and Contributors 

Series Foreword
Tragically, most people across the globe have either struggled with a health-
and relationship-damaging addiction or know someone who has. Addictions,
broadly defi ned, have touched the lives of the majority of people in multiple
cultures and locations. For centuries, numerous people have suff ered with their
addictions to alcohol and drugs as well as with other addictions, with often dev-
astating outcomes. Sadly, important relationships, jobs and careers, and many
lives have been lost due to the destructive power of addiction. Th ese tragedies
not only occur for those who suff er from addiction, but for their loved ones,
coworkers, and community members, and for innocent victims who are per-
haps in the wrong place at the wrong time when an addiction-related accident,
crime, or violence occurs. Th e enormous cost of addiction in health care, traffi c
accidents, crime, violence, loss of workplace productivity, and broken families
is too large to quantify. Th e global spread and success of organizations such
as Alcoholics Anonymous (as well as related organizations such as Narcotics
Anonymous, Sexoholics Anonymous, and Overeaters Anonymous) is a testa-
ment to the numerous people trying to recover from their addictions. Sadly, for
every person seeking help for his addiction problem, there are likely to be many
more people who never do. Clearly we need help to better understand, evaluate,
treat, and cope with those who suff er from addictions.
In this remarkable four-volume set, Th e Praeger International Collection on
Addictions, Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, DSW, MPH, has assembled an all-
star and diverse team of leading experts from across the globe to provide a
state-of-the-art understanding of the various facets of addiction. Each chapter