• Substance use & misuse · Jan 2008

    Are "physiological" and "psychological" addiction really different? well, no! ... um, er, yes?

    • David B Newlin.
    • Research Triangle Institute International, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. dnewlin@rti.org
    • Subst Use Misuse. 2008 Jan 1; 43 (7): 967-71.

    AbstractThe distinction often made between psychological and physiological addiction is a form of mind-body dualism. Therefore, it is a false distinction. However, this does not imply that behavioral and autonomic symptoms of addiction have the same brain substrates. In fact, they likely do not, although there is some overlap.

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