Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to behavioral addictions / Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Laura Curtiss Feder -- Behavioral addiction : the nexus of impulsivity and compulsivity / Natalie L. Cuzen, Dan J. Stein -- Diagnosis and treatment of bambling disorder / Jon E. Grant, Brian L. Odlaug -- Problematic online gaming / Orsolya Király, Katalin Nagygyörgy, Mark D. Griffiths, Zsolt Demetrovics -- Internet addiction disorder : overview and controversies / Aviv Weinstein, Laura Curtiss Feder, Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Pinhas Dannon -- Social networking addiction : an overview of preliminary findings / Mark D. Griffiths, Daria J. Kuss, Zsolt Demetrovics -- Food addiction : evidence, evaluation, and treatment / Yvonne H.C. Yau, Carrie D. Gottlieb, Lindsay C. Krasna, Marc N. Potenza -- New directions in the pharmacological treatment of food addiction, overeating, and obesity / Amelia A. Davis, Paula J. Edge, Mark S. Gold -- Sex addiction : an overview / Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Suzanne O'Connor, Patrick Carnes -- The tyranny of love : love addiction - an anthropologist's view / Helen E. Fisher -- Picking up the pieces : helping partners and family members survive the impact of sex addiction / Stefanie Carnes, Mari A. Lee -- Compulsive buying disorder / Emma Racine, Tara Kahn, Eric Hollander -- Exercise addiction / Krisztina Berczik, Mark D. Griffiths, Attila Szabó, Tamás Kurimay, Róbert Urban, Zsolt Demetrovics -- Meditation and spirituality-based approaches for addiction / Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Anju Dhawan, Achar Vedamurthachar -- Behavioral addiction in American law : the future and the expert's role / Daniel H. Willick.