Clarifying Exercise Addiction

Differential Diagnosis, Co-occurring Disorders, and Phases of Addiction

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15468655
AutoresMarilyn Freimuth (0000-0003-1142-0775, Fielding Graduate University, autor de correspondencia), Sandy Moniz (Fielding Graduate University), Shari R Kim (Fielding Graduate University)
Año2011
Volumen8
Número10
Páginas4069-4081
Fecha de publicación2011-10-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph8104069
PMID22073029
PMCIDPMC3210598
OpenAlexW2006581371
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas42
Referencias citadas11

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

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