Treatment for Love Addiction and Child Welfare Empirical evidence and research findings are minimal in regards to love addiction. Most recent research, articles, and suggestions regarding treatment have been only recognizing sex addiction as a form of addiction closely linked to substance addiction. In researching an outlined treatment for love addiction, not a single resource was found. No medication is approved for such treatment to aid in recovering from love addiction. “However, the management of romantic despair and of “love withdrawal” has been widely discussed by psychotherapists” (Reynaud, Karilia, Blecha, & Benyamina, 2010, p.265). Assessment of need for treatment of love addiction is often only administered or discussed once
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This concept of love passion becoming a compulsive behavior has increased in interest over centuries. Although this is so the concept of love addiction has never undergone methodical study. Much of this lacking in study is partially contributed to the fact there are no universal, recognized defining or diagnostic criteria. Clinical/non-systematic research suggests brain mechanisms, social attachments, and mass media as mechanisms for mediating love addiction, similar to those of substance addiction. A consequence is that little is known about formulation, gender impacts, family and societal implications, treatment, child welfare involvements or social work practice guidelines. Surprisingly love addiction is under researched yet research regarding sex addiction has been increasing at a fastened pass due to media, and societal influences. At present, scientific evidence is non-satisfactory to place “love addiction” in any official diagnostic classification, or to label it as a behavioral addiction. The answer of whether addiction is truly an addiction cannot be answered with certainty with contemporary research and therefore invokes further research is necessary. Thus currently in practice that means there is risk in denying it as an addiction in which we can be misunderstanding, or by acceptation of it as an addiction …show more content…
Research for love addiction has be from the standpoint of addictive-though behavior pattern, compulsive behavior, or romantic and love passion that become misdirected (Sussman, 2010). Explaining love addiction from these approaches of study mean it may overlap with personality disorder, substance abuse, a traumatic past with poor attachment relationships, or dependence, but not for certainty as they need to be delineated. Treatments for “love addiction” mean self-reporting assessments become needed separating the experience consequence from those of other disorder, and to cover the extent of contents this disorder holds. Once such has been completed an understanding of defining criteria, causes, treatment, and recovery of this “addiction” will be able to be
This concept of love passion becoming a compulsive behavior has increased in interest over centuries. Although this is so the concept of love addiction has never undergone methodical study. Much of this lacking in study is partially contributed to the fact there are no universal, recognized defining or diagnostic criteria. Clinical/non-systematic research suggests brain mechanisms, social attachments, and mass media as mechanisms for mediating love addiction, similar to those of substance addiction. A consequence is that little is known about formulation, gender impacts, family and societal implications, treatment, child welfare involvements or social work practice guidelines. Surprisingly love addiction is under researched yet research regarding sex addiction has been increasing at a fastened pass due to media, and societal influences. At present, scientific evidence is non-satisfactory to place “love addiction” in any official diagnostic classification, or to label it as a behavioral addiction. The answer of whether addiction is truly an addiction cannot be answered with certainty with contemporary research and therefore invokes further research is necessary. Thus currently in practice that means there is risk in denying it as an addiction in which we can be misunderstanding, or by acceptation of it as an addiction …show more content…
Research for love addiction has be from the standpoint of addictive-though behavior pattern, compulsive behavior, or romantic and love passion that become misdirected (Sussman, 2010). Explaining love addiction from these approaches of study mean it may overlap with personality disorder, substance abuse, a traumatic past with poor attachment relationships, or dependence, but not for certainty as they need to be delineated. Treatments for “love addiction” mean self-reporting assessments become needed separating the experience consequence from those of other disorder, and to cover the extent of contents this disorder holds. Once such has been completed an understanding of defining criteria, causes, treatment, and recovery of this “addiction” will be able to be