The view that substance addiction is a brain disease, although widely accepted in the neuroscience community, has become subject to acerbic criticism in recent years. These criticisms state that the brain disease view is deterministic, fails to account f
"Addiction is a disease of decision-making," said lead author Antoine Bechara, a professor of psychology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and an expert in the neuroscience of decision-making, addiction and substance abuse. "The majority of people have intact brain mech...
Views of Addiction Neuroscientists and Clinicians on the Clinical Impact of a 'Brain Disease Model of Addiction' Addiction is increasingly described as a "chronic and relapsing brain disease". The potential impact of the brain disease model on the treatment of addicti... Stephanie,Bell,Adrian,.....
In Part 1, I identify five arguments Lewis puts forward against the brain-disease view and evaluate them as arguments that addiction is not a disorder: (1) Addiction is not a chronic, relapsing condition; (2) There is no clear boundary between addiction and other strong desires; (3) ...
Whether addiction is a disease? Whether you are morally obligated to do what your family requires? Whether parents should be licensed before they can have kids? Whether it is morally permissible to eat meat? Whether recreational marijuana should be legalized?
"Addiction is a disease of decision-making," said Bechara. "The majority of people have intact brain mechanisms of decision-making that keep them resilient to succumbing to an addiction. The question is, who is more vulnerable and how do we best determine that?" ...
(at least) include analyses of both the mind and the brain when assessing normal and aberrant behaviors.3 A consequence of this complexity is that, even if psychopatho- logical states can effectively be alleviated by a combination of psychotherapy and neuropharmacological interventions, the relapse ...
3. Meditation Calms Inflammation, a Root Cause of Depression An emerging theory of depression is that it’s caused by brain inflammation. Brain inflammationis now thought to be, at least in part, responsible for depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. ...
A: Do you know why it is good for us to laugh? B: Yes. Research shows that laughing has significant benefits; it relieves stress and anxiety, relaxes the whole body and gives one a sense of well-being. A: That’s true. B: You know, laughing also encourages the brain to produce na...
The medical name for this is orthostatic hypotension, also known as postural hypotension. When you rise from sitting or lying down, blood may not reach your brain fast enough. You might feel lightheaded or dizzy. The feeling should pass in a few minutes. If not, it could be a sign that...