The Addictive Process in Unusual Addictions: A Further Elaboration of Etiology

MANUEL M. PEARSON and RALPH B. LITTLEAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 9

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.9.1166

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Addiction is more precisely comprehended by understanding the personality of the addict rather than the chemical or physiological properties of the addicting agent. The addict has a unique relationship with his chosen addicting substance; without this agent he cannot deal with the stressful factors in his life. The authors present case reports of patients addicted to nose drops and water. This was a form of unsuccessful self-treatment in which the addicts used an external mechanism of defense to solve their problems.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 9 • March 1969

Pages: 1166 - 1171

PubMed: 5766237

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Published in print: March 1969

Published online: 1 April 2006

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MANUEL M. PEARSON

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RALPH B. LITTLE

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Senior attending psychiatrist, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 111 N. 49th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19139, professor of clinical psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Attending psychiatrist, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 111 N. 49th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19139, associate in psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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The Addictive Process in Unusual Addictions: A Further Elaboration of Etiology

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