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For the first time, Binge Eating Disorder has a chance of being included as a diagnostic category in the main body of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

The new category is proposed to be included in the proposed Eating and Feeding Disorders, rather than the new Addictions and Related Disorders category, which is planned to replace the Substance Continue Reading »

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The long-awaited proposed criteria for the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), due to be published in 2013, have been revealed, and are available for public viewing and commentary online.

Fundamental changes to the way that addictions are categorized are proposed, including:

• A shift in focus from “dependence,” which is proposed to refer exclusively Continue Reading »

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Smoking, as everyone knows by now, takes a serious toll on health. So when you decide to quit smoking, it can be a great time to think about making changes to your diet. One of the payoffs of smoking is enhancement to your senses of taste and smell, which can make food more pleasurable than it was when you were smoking, but to avoid weight gain and substitute addictions to food Continue Reading »

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Many readers of the addictions guidesite will have had personal experience of discrimination within the healthcare system. People with addictions are among the most stigmatized of all patient groups, and drug users in particular, suffer from the judgements of health professionals.

Sometimes, this is a result of prejudice or ignorance. Sometimes, it is the result of self-interest. Continue Reading »