Behavioural Addiction
Addiction is a chronic
disease that affects the brain in complex ways that contribute to compulsive
and uncontrollable use which can occur in many forms. Often referred to as
process addiction or
non-substance addiction,
behavioural
addictions can occur with all the negative consequences in a
person’s who engages in a particular behaviour repeatedly. The person struggles
with physical health or mental health issues because of the behaviour and the
inability to stop it. Behavioural
addictions are associated with impulse control that affects the
neural circuitry of the brain's reward system. The Behaviour
addiction differs from person to person which makes predicting the
defect becomes impossible. It can also be treated with some programs focuses on
rehabilitation and recovery rather than detoxification