Non-substance related addictive disorders: Stress reactivity and relationship to problematic alcohol consumption

Neurobiological similarities between substance use disorders and non-substance related addictive disorders are starting to emerge in the literature. For instance, similar to those with substance use disorder, non-substance related addictive disordered individuals demonstrate both cue-induced craving and response inhibition. Few studies have examined stress system function in individuals with non-substance related addictive disorder, however (although see Geisel et al., 2015). Given that individuals with substance related addictive disorders show dysregulated stress system function function during intoxication, withdrawal, and recovery, investigation of the stress system function in non-substance related addictive disorders is of interest.
Source: Alcohol - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research