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Neither necessary nor sufficient for addiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Valerie Gray Hardcastle
Affiliation:
McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Valerie.hardcastle@uc.eduhttp://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/collegemain/faculty_staff/profile_details.aspx?ePID=MjAyMjYw

Abstract

Although Redish et al. have pulled together a large number of approaches to understanding decision-making and common errors in cognition, they have outlined neither the necessary nor the sufficient attributes of addiction. They are correct in claiming that addiction is multifaceted and probably more akin to a syndrome than a genuine disease. But grasping what that multifaceted syndrome is still eludes us.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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References

Ariely, D. (2008) Predictably irrational: The hidden forces that shape our decisions. HarperCollins.Google Scholar