Compulsion and Addiction

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Abstract

In this paper, the proposal is advanced that addictions may be understood analytically to be a subset of compulsions, and correspondingly that they may frequently be suitable for psychoanalytic treatment. A revision of the definition of addictions and compulsions is suggested, and some treatment implications of this revision are considered.

Topics & Keywords

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Mental Health and Psychiatry Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

Volume 44, Issue 3, pp. 815-835

DOI: 10.1177/000306519604400307

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