Commentary on: Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research
Commentary on: Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research
Author(s): Marcantonio M. SpadaSubject(s): Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism, Psychoanalysis, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: addictive behaviors; behavioral addictions; diagnosis; idiographic knowledge; mechanisms of change; transdiagnostic approach;
Summary/Abstract: This commentary considers a recent article on how the proliferating use of atheoretical, confirmatory and diagnosis driven research approaches is resulting in the over-identification of behavioral addictions. In response to the original article, I reflect on the timeliness and value of its observations and expand on a central point it raises: The importance of thinking beyond diagnostic frameworks in developing a comprehensive understanding of addictive behaviors and associated treatments.
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 124-124
- Page Count: 2
- Language: English