Understanding and Treating Addictive Behaviors: From Etiology to Clinical Interventions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2019) | Viewed by 62558
Special Issue Editors
Interests: clinical interventions; substance misuse; alcohol interventions; implementation science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The special issue on “Understanding and Treating Addictive Behaviors: From Etiology to Interventions” is aimed (1) to further a comprehensive understanding of addictive behaviors and their origins, (2) to increase the quality of psychological assessment for substance use and addictive disorders; (3) to promote effective prevention measures and appropriate treatments of addictive behaviors. We will accept submissions of full-length articles and brief communications on substance use disorders (e.g., alcohol, nicotine, illicit drugs) and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling disorder, problematic gaming patterns). We are mainly interested in publishing empirical articles addressing addictive behaviors from perspectives such as epidemiology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, public health, and neuroscience. Methodologically sound research with valid and reliable procedures is a prerequisite for acceptance.
Prof. Nicki Dowling
Prof. Dr. Petra Staiger
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Addictive disorders
- Substance use
- Behavioral addictions
- Etiology
- Epidemiology
- Public health
- Prevention
- Treatment