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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: EC Psychol Psychiatr. 2018 Jul 30;7(8):564–579.

Table 1:

Lists the reward deficiency syndrome (RDS)behaviors based on shared hypodopaminergia.

Addictive behaviors Impulsive behaviors Obsessive compulsive behaviors Personality disorders
Substance Related Non-Substance Related Spectrum Disorders Disruptive Impulsive
Alcohol Thrill seeking (novelty) Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Anti-social Body Dysmorphic Paranoid
Cannabis Sexual Sadism Tourette and Tic Syndrome Conduct Hoarding Schizoid
Opioids Sexual Masochism Autism Intermittent Explosive Trichotillomania (hair pulling) Borderline
Sedatives/Hypnotics Hypersexual Oppositional Defiant Excoriation (skin picking) Schizotypal
Stimulants Gambling Exhibitionistic Non-suicidal Self-Injury Histrionic
Tobacco Internet Gaming Narcissistic
Glucose Avoidant
Food Dependent