Track: Addiction

Sub-Track:
In terms of damage to oneself and others, addiction is
a biopsychosocial condition marked by repeated use of medication or
repetitive involvement in activities such as gambling. According to the
addiction model of brain disease, while a variety of psychosocial factors contribute to the development and maintenance
of addiction, the central pathology that causes the development and maintenance
of an addiction is a biological process that is caused by prolonged exposure to
an addictive stimulus.
Addiction takes an "astoundingly high financial and human toll" on people and
society as a whole. The overall economic burden to society in the United States
is higher than that of all forms of diabetes and all cancers combined.
Related
Societies
Depression
and Bipolar Support Alliance, Mental
Health Association of San Francisco, Mental
Health Foundation,
Chinese
Mental Health Association, Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health, American
Psychiatric Association, Samaritans
of Singapore,
Mental
Health Commission of Canada, Forensic
Mental Health Association of California, Royal
College of Psychiatrists
Scientific Highlights
- Mental Health
- Women’s Mental Health
- Psychology
- Autism
- Stress, Anxiety and Depression
- Psychotherapy and Counseling Psychology
- Behavioral Health and Bullying
- Suicide and Self Harm
- Bipolar Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Neurology and Neurological Disorder
- Addiction
- Obesity and Eating Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Obsessive Compulsive disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Child Abuse