SE01 – Presidential Session: The New Neurobiology of Addiction
Le jeudi 19 octobre
10:45 – 11:45 (1 hr)
Salle de réunion : Junior Ballroom C (3rd floor – North Tower)
Petros Levounis*, MD, MA
Rôles CanMEDS :
- Expert médical
À la conclusion de cette activité, les participants seront en mesure de : 1) Describe the fundamental elements of drive and cognition in the neurobiology of addiction; 2) Identify the role of the insula in the stop-go model of addiction; and 3) Discuss the clinical implications of the neurobiology of addiction in treating substance use disorders and behavioural addictions.
From a neurobiological perspective, addiction is the hijacking of the pleasure-reward pathways of the brain and a weakening of its executive function. In 2024, the fundamental model has been expanded to include newer concepts, such as motivational circuitry, the anti-reward pathways, and interoception. These 21st century discoveries inform clinical innovations that are revolutionizing the landscape of the pharmacological and psychosocial treatments of substance use disorders and the behavioural addictions.`
Références :
- Ascher MS, Levounis P, editors. The behavioral addictions. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Publishing; 2015.
- Avery J, Adam T, Levounis P. Substance-related and addictive disorders. In: Weiss Roberts, L, editor. The American Psychiatric Association Publishing textbook of psychiatry. 7th edition. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2019. p 645–671.
