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We'll be taking questions in a bit for Dr. Nelson...does anyone have something they'd like to ask?
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30 Oct 2013
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The Syndrome Model of Addiction also helps us understand why some people can have several additions, while others do not.
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30 Oct 2013
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Now that we understand the Syndrome Model, implications could include public health pros combining
#mentalhealth
&
#addiction
treatment
30 Oct 2013
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The Syndrome Model of Addiction takes into account the risk factors (genetic & other), the exposure to an object of addiction & environment
30 Oct 2013
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Nelson is now showing us a really great animation to understand the model... we wish we could show this on Twitter!
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30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: People can move toward or away from addictive behavior
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30 Oct 2013
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4) people can move in and out of being addicted. Some people can recover
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30 Oct 2013
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3) There are unique & shared parts of an addiction. One person may show some symptoms but not others; some symptoms might be similar...
30 Oct 2013
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2) The fact that not all symptoms present in a person at the same time
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30 Oct 2013
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1) A variety of symptoms - for gambling: craving, withdrawl, etc.
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Nelson: the four hallmarks of the Syndrome Model of Addiction include ....
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30 Oct 2013
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What is a syndrome? It includes a variety of related symptoms, and they have a progress or decrease over time
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30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: The Syndrome model of Addiction was first published in 2004, but has been revised since that time.
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30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: "Think of addiction as an interaction of a person with a set of underlying vulnerabilities and an object."
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30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: Even though we've seen a huge increase in gambling opportunities, the prevalence rate of gambling disorder has remained close to 1%
30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: Environment also plays a role in developing gambling disorders
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30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: There is a genetic risk for substance use disorder - but that risk is for addiction in general, not addiction to a specific item.
30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: Neuroimaging studies show that MRIs of those with a gambling disorder & substance use disorders show similar brain patterns
30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: We often equate addiction with drug dependence only, but neuroimaging shows a different story.
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30 Oct 2013
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An analysis of the British Gambling Prev. survey showed that involvement in a game was a stronger predictor of addiction than the game type.
30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: two key pieces of research show that
#addiction
doesn't happen just because the object is "addictive." There are other factors
30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: there are many ideas and definitions of addiction. The main question: is addiction a property of addictive objects?
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30 Oct 2013
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Nelson: Let's look at what
#addiction
is: can someone be addicted to exercise, internet, coffee, chocolate, drugs, gambling?
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30 Oct 2013
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Dr. Nelson is using a baseball analogy to help us understand the concept of
#addiction
as a syndrome. She's a
#RedSox
fan!
#worldseries
30 Oct 2013
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Dr. Sarah Nelson is beginning her discussion of
#Addiction
as a syndrome.
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30 Oct 2013
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