Television addiction

Television addiction is a proposed addiction model associated with maladaptive or compulsive behavior associated with watching television programming.^[1]^[2]

Analysis

The most recent medical review on this model concluded that pathological television watching behavior may constitute a true behavioral addiction, but indicated that much more research on this topic is needed to demonstrate this.^[3] The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases. The television addiction model has parallels to other forms of behavioral addiction, such as addiction to drugs or gambling, which are also forms of compulsive behavior.

Recognition

Television addiction is not a diagnosable condition of DSM-IV.^[4]

Possible behavioral effects

References

^ How Viewers Grow Addicted To Television - The New York Times
^ Television addiction: Implication for enhancing media literacy for healthy use of technology Manoj Kumar Sharma1, Girish N Rao2, Vivek Benegal3, K Thennarasu4 - Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
^ Sussman S, Moran MB (2013). "Hidden addiction: Television". J Behav Addict. 2 (3): 125–32. doi:10.1556/jba.2.2013.008. PMC 4114517. PMID 25083294.
^ McIlwraith, Robert. ""I', addicted to television": the personality, imagination, and TV watching patterns of self-identified TV addicts". www.bnet.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

External links

Article by Michael D. Pollock "How I Overcame TV Addiction, Reclaimed My Life and Gained Two Extra Months Per Year"
Reader's Digest Article

Reinforcement disorders: addiction and dependence

Addiction

Drug	Alcohol Amphetamine Cocaine Methamphetamine Methylphenidate Nicotine Opioid
Behavioral	Financial Gambling Shopping Palatable food Sex-related Intercourse Pornography Internet-related Internet addiction disorder Internet sex addiction Video game addiction Digital media addictions
Cellular mechanisms	Transcriptional ΔFosB c-Fos Cdk5 CREB GluR2 NF-κB Epigenetic G9a G9a-like protein HDAC1 HDAC2 HDAC3 HDAC4 HDAC5 HDAC9 HDAC10 SIRT1 SIRT2 ...

Dependence

Concepts	Adverse childhood experiences Physical dependence Psychological dependence Withdrawal
Disorders	Drugs Alcoholism Amphetamine Barbiturate Benzodiazepine Caffeine Cannabis Cocaine Nicotine Opioid Non-drug stimuli Tanning dependence

Treatment
and
management

Detoxification	Alcohol detoxification Drug detoxification
Behavioral therapies	Cognitive behavioral therapy Relapse prevention Contingency management Community reinforcement approach and family training Motivational enhancement therapy Motivational interviewing Motivational therapy Physical exercise
Treatment programs	Drug rehab Residential treatment center Heroin-assisted treatment Intensive outpatient program Methadone maintenance Smoking cessation Nicotine replacement therapy Tobacco cessation clinics in India Twelve-step program
Support groups	Addiction recovery groups List of twelve-step groups
Harm reduction	Category:Harm reduction Drug checking Reagent testing Low-threshold treatment programs Managed alcohol program Moderation Management Needle exchange program Responsible drug use Stimulant maintenance Supervised injection site Tobacco harm reduction

See also

Category

v t e Digital media use and mental health
Proposed or recognised diagnostic categories	Computer addiction Internet addiction disorder Internet sex addiction Online problem gambling Problematic smartphone use Nomophobia Problematic social media use Television addiction Video game addiction
Disciplines involved	Digital anthropology Digital sociology Ergonomics Cognitive ergonomics Computer-mediated communication Cyberpsychology Engineering psychology Human–computer interaction Media naturalness theory Neuroergonomics Neuroscience Psychiatry Evolutionary Psychology Clinical Cognitive Evolutionary Social
Associated psychiatric conditions	Anxiety disorder Generalized anxiety disorder Obsessive–compulsive disorder Social anxiety disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Autism Bipolar disorder Depression Eating disorder Anorexia nervosa Body image disturbance Insomnia Narcissistic personality disorder
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