Table 4.
Addiction |
Pseudoaddiction |
Metabolic conditions (e.g., producing encephalopathy) |
Infectious process (e.g., neurocognitive effects of HIV, HCV, or both) |
Mental Health Axis I (e.g., depression, bipolar disorder) |
Mental Health Axis II (e.g., borderline personality disorder) |
Social stressorsa |
Such as family dysfunctions or the desire to divert medications for money.