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Descriptor English: Behavior, Addictive
Descriptor Spanish: Conducta Adictiva
Descriptor conducta adictiva
Entry term(s) comportamiento adictivo
Scope note: Actividad observable, mensurable y a menudo patológica, de un organismo que exhibe su incapacidad para superar un hábito, que se traduce en un ansia insaciable de sustancias o de realización de diversos actos. La conducta adictiva comprende la sobredependencia emocional y física, respecto del objeto del hábito, para incrementar la cantidad o la frecuencia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Comportamento Aditivo
Descriptor French: Comportement toxicomaniaque
Entry term(s): Addictive Behavior
Addictive Behaviors
Behaviors, Addictive
Tree number(s): F01.145.527.100.120
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016739
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Behavior (1974-1991)
Substance Abuse (1980-1991)
Substance Dependence (1974-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Related: Substance-Related Disorders MeSH
DeCS ID: 30236
Unique ID: D016739
NLM Classification: WM 176
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 2002/07/02
Behavior, Addictive - Preferred
Concept UI M0025494
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Behavior, Addictive
Entry term(s) Addictive Behavior
Addictive Behaviors
Behaviors, Addictive



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