Concordance between gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other behavioural addictions provides evidence for a comprehensive approach to addictive behaviours: A multiple systematic review analysis

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There is significant concordance between gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other behavioral addictions, supporting the need for a comprehensive approach to treating addictive behaviors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Clément Vansteene; Daphnée Poupon; Andrea Czakó; Tamás Kurimay; Harshdeep S Mangat; Ronald Ngetich; Zsolt Demetrovics; Philip Gorwood

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.12249

August 12, 2026European PsychiatryOpen Access

Concordance between gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other behavioural addictions provides evidence for a comprehensive approach to addictive behaviours: A multiple systematic review analysis

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To evaluate the concordance among gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other behavioral addictions to determine the validity of a unified framework for addictive behaviors.
Conducted a multiple systematic review analysis examining overlapping characteristics, co-occurrence, and shared mechanisms among gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other behavioral addictions.
Observed consistent concordance and shared clinical features between gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and related behavioral addictions.
Identified evidence supporting the adoption of a comprehensive, integrated approach for diagnosing and managing addictive disorders.

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Systematic review analysis demonstrates concordance between gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and behavioural addictions, highlighting the need for a comprehensive treatment model.

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