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ADDICTION TRANSFER [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

Addiction transfer is thought of as an unconscious process of substituting one addiction (e.g., food) for another (e.g., alcohol).

OBS

addiction transfer; cross-addiction: The word "addiction" is sometimes considered stigmatizing.

Key term(s)
  • cross addiction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Il faut [...] être prudent face à la possibilité d'un transfert de la dépendance de l'alcool vers les benzodiazépines.

OBS

transfert d'addiction : Au Québec, l'anglicisme «addiction» est à éviter, mais il est accepté ailleurs dans la francophonie. Il peut également être parfois considéré comme stigmatisant.

Spanish

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