Exploring Food Addiction Across Several Behavioral Addictions: Analysis of Clinical Relevance.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Recently, interest in studying food addiction (FA) in the context of behavioral addictions (BAs) has increased. However, research remains limited to determine the FA prevalence among various BAs. The current study aimed to investigate FA in a clinical sample of patients seeking treatment for gaming disorder, compulsive buying-shopping disorder (CBSD), compulsive sexual behavior disorder, and the comorbid presence of multiple BAs, as well as to determine the sociodemographic characteristics, personality traits, and general psychopathology of this clinical population. In addition, we analyzed whether FA is linked to a higher mean body mass index (BMI).

Methods

The sample included 209 patients (135 men and 74 women) attending a specialized behavioral addic

SUBMITTER: Gaspar-Perez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11990926 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature