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Comment
. 2015 Sep;4(3):130-1.
doi: 10.1556/2006.4.2015.015.

Commentary on: Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research. Excessive behaviors are not necessarily addictive behaviors

Chih-Hung Ko  1   2   3 , Ju-Yu Yen  2   3   4
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Comment

Commentary on: Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research. Excessive behaviors are not necessarily addictive behaviors

Chih-Hung Ko et al. J Behav Addict. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Background and aims: The commentary aims to provide clarity to the article "Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research."

Methods: We provide another viewpoint for the important issues of behavior addiction.

Result: The course of behavior addiction should be further studied. The criteria of withdrawal and tolerance of behavior addiction are ill-defined and need to be further evaluated.

Conclusions: The etiology, course, presentation, and functional impairment of behavior addiction should be validated by evidence-based data before being defined as a disorder.

Keywords: Internet Gaming Disorders; behavioral addiction; criteria; tolerance; withdrawal.

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