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A Graded Approach to “Disease” -- Help or Hindrance? Reply to Berridge

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Berridge's nuanced approach to the conceptualization of addiction as a disease is easier for me to accept than most others. In fact, Berridge and I agree on many core features… Click to show full abstract

Berridge's nuanced approach to the conceptualization of addiction as a disease is easier for me to accept than most others. In fact, Berridge and I agree on many core features of addiction, but still not on how to label it. When competing definitions reach a standoff on intellectual grounds, we should look at the clinical utility of each. And here I think that Berridge misses a critical insight. Yet, we end by agreeing to keep listening to each other.

Keywords: berridge; graded approach; approach disease; disease help; approach

Journal Title: Neuroethics
Year Published: 2017

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