School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Oct;8(10):4069-81. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8104069. Epub 2011 Oct 21.
This paper sets out to clarify the unique features of exercise addiction. It begins by examining how this addiction can be distinguished from compulsions and impulse control disorders both of which, like an addiction, involve excessive behavior that creates adverse effects. Assessment of exercise addiction also requires that clinicians be attuned to other forms of excessive behavior, especially eating disorders that can co-occur with exercise. Finally in an effort to clarify exercise addiction, this paper uses the four phases of addiction to examine the attributes of exercise that define it as a healthy habit distinct from an addiction. The paper ends with a discussion of the implications of these topics for effective assessment and treatment.
本文旨在阐明运动成瘾的独特特征。它首先研究了这种成瘾如何与强迫症和冲动控制障碍区分开来，这两种障碍都涉及到会产生不良影响的过度行为。对运动成瘾的评估还要求临床医生注意其他形式的过度行为，特别是与运动同时发生的饮食障碍。最后，为了澄清运动成瘾，本文使用成瘾的四个阶段来检查定义运动作为一种不同于成瘾的健康习惯的属性。本文最后讨论了这些主题对有效评估和治疗的影响。
