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AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS
Volume 18, Issue 6, Pages 439-451Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.3109/10550490903205579
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR006192, M01 RR006192-137386, M01-RR06192] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAAA NIH HHS [P50 AA003510, P50 AA003510-260033, P50-AA03510] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [R29 DA012056-02, R29-DA12056, P50-DA09241, R01 DA014618, R01 DA013444, P50 DA009241, R01 DA013444-01, R01 DA018883, R01 DA014618-01A1, R01 DA016855, R01-DA13444, R01-DA13444-SUPPL, R01 DA018883-01, P50 DA009241-060011, R01-DA16855, R01 DA016855-01, R01-DA14618, R01-DA018883] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH060417-01, R01 MH060417, R01-MH60417-SUPPL] Funding Source: Medline
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Obesity is a major public health problem and notoriously difficult to treat. There are many parallels between obesity/overeating and addictions to alcohol and drugs. This paper discusses similarities between obesity and addictive disorders, including common personality characteristics, disruptive behavior syndromes, and brain mechanisms. Although there are important differences between overeating and other addictive behaviors, an addiction model of overeating may effectively inform prevention and treatment of obesity. (Am J Addict 2009; 18: 439-451)
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