Behavioral Addictions: DSM-5® and Beyond

Nancy M. Petry earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University in 1994, and she joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut Health Center in 1996, where she is presently Professor of Medicine. Dr. Petry conducts research on treatment of addictive disorders, ranging from substance use to gambling disorders, and her work is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Petry is a consultant and advisor for the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration, she served on the DSM-5® committee for the American Psychiatric Association, and she is the Editor-in-Chief of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Her first book, Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment, received the Choice Magazine Award for Top Academic title in 2005.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Behavioral Addictions ; Chapter 2: Gambling Disorder: The First Officially Recognized Behavioral Addiction ; Chapter 3: Internet Gaming Disorder: A New Behavioral Addiction ; Chapter 4: Internet Addiction: A Future Addictive Disorder? ; Chapter 5: Hypersexual Disorder ; Chapter 6: Compulsive Shopping as a Behavioral Addiction ; Chapter 7: Exercise Addiction: Diagnosis, Psycho-biological Mechanisms and Treatment ; Chapter 8: Food Addiction ; Chapter 9: Addicted to UV: Evidence for Tanning Addiction ; Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions to Advance the Science and Clinical Care of Behavioral Addictions