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Abstract
The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or for performing certain acts. The addictive behavior includes the emotional and physical overdependence on the object of habit in increasing amount or frequency.
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3 entry terms
- Behavior, Addictive
- Addictive Behaviors
- Behaviors, Addictive
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31 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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- Behavior (1974-1991)
- Substance Abuse (1980-1991)
- Substance Dependence (1974-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Addictive Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016739. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016739
- Addictive Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addictive_behavior
- Addictive Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4681134