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Descriptor English:   Behavior, Addictive 
Descriptor Spanish:   Conducta Adictiva 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Conduta Adictiva 
Synonyms English:   Addictive Behavior  
Tree Number:   F01.145.527.100.120
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   use Cat F3 qualif
See Related English:   Substance-Related Disorders
 
History Note English:   92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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chemically induced classification
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diagnosis drug therapy
economics ethnology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
surgery therapy
urine ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   30236 
Unique Identifier:   D016739 

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