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CROSS-ADDICTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
- Human Behaviour
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- addiction transfer
1, record 1, English, addiction%20transfer
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross-addiction 2, record 1, English, cross%2Daddiction
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Addiction transfer is thought of as an unconscious process of substituting one addiction (e.g., food) for another (e.g., alcohol). 3, record 1, English, - addiction%20transfer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
addiction transfer; cross-addiction : The word "addiction" is sometimes considered stigmatizing. 4, record 1, English, - addiction%20transfer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cross addiction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Drogues et toxicomanie
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transfert de dépendance
1, record 1, French, transfert%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transfert d'addiction 2, record 1, French, transfert%20d%27addiction
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut [...] être prudent face à la possibilité d'un transfert de la dépendance de l'alcool vers les benzodiazépines. 3, record 1, French, - transfert%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, French, - transfert%20de%20d%C3%A9pendance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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