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Record 1 2018-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[An] intense desire for a certain object or experience, typically associated with the expectation of pleasure or relief from negative feelings.

CONT

Craving is queried by asking if there has ever been a time when they had such strong urges to take the drug that they could not think of anything else.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Une envie impérieuse (craving) de la substance [...] correspond à un fort désir ou un besoin pressant de consommer la substance qui peut se produire à tout moment et ce d'autant plus dans un environnement où la substance a été obtenue ou utilisée antérieurement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Psicología clínica
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