Topics covered:

• Common misunderstandings about addiction: not categorical, not only for substances

• 4 characteristics of addiction

• Distinction between addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Exploration/challenge of addiction towards typically healthy behaviours (exercise)

References:

For categorical vs continuous/dimensional disorders:

Haslam N. Categorical Versus Dimensional Models of Mental Disorder: The Taxometric Evidence. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2003;37(6):696-704. doi:10.1080/j.1440-1614.2003.01258.x

For Dr. Gabor Maté's book (page numbers for addiction criteria/distinction against OCD listed below)

Mate, D. G. (2018). In the realm of hungry ghosts. Vermilion. pp 128-129