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This editorial examines the current state of scientific understanding regarding how addiction affects brain structure and function. It reviews established research methods and discusses emerging perspectives on studying addiction neurobiology.
This scoping review of 19 literature reviews documents that 20–51% of health professionals hold negative attitudes toward people with substance and non-substance use disorders, with negative stigma significantly impacting care quality. Addiction training, clinical experience, and adoption of the medical chronic disease model are identified as key factors that reduce stigmatization and improve professional engagement in addiction care.
This mixed-method study of 185 recovered gambling disorder individuals examined whether recovery involves substitution with other addictive behaviors or concurrent recovery across addictions. Substitution was primarily driven by using other substances/behaviors as coping mechanisms, while concurrent recovery occurred when addictions were mutually reinforcing; negative emotional states were common in both pathways.
This empirical study surveyed 431 Asian Americans to examine how public stigma and self-stigma affect willingness to seek mental health treatment for gambling and Internet gaming addictions. Findings indicate that self-stigma about help-seeking and public stigma attitudes significantly influence treatment-seeking behavior, with recommendations for culturally-informed community outreach to reduce barriers to mental health service utilization.
This narrative review examines whether Gaming Disorder can be diagnosed alongside bipolar disorder, specifically analyzing an ICD-11 exclusion criterion that restricts GD diagnosis when disordered gaming occurs only during manic/elevated mood episodes. The review synthesizes diagnostic criteria development and published studies to assess the validity of this exclusion criterion and proposes directions for future research on differential diagnosis between Gaming Disorder and pathological gambling.