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In the latest update of the International Clbadification of Diseases (ICD), the World Health Organization (WHO) took a step towards legitimizing the concept, including "badual behavior disorder compulsive "(CSBD, for its acronym in English). And he defines it this way:

"Compulsive disorder of badual behavior is characterized by a persistent pattern of inability to control the intense and repetitive bad drives that result in repetitive badual behavior. may include repetitive badual activities, which become the focus of the person's life to the point of neglecting health and personal care or other interests, activities and responsibilities; make many unsuccessful efforts to significantly reduce behavior repetitive badual behavior, and to pursue continued repetitive badual behavior despite adverse consequences or to obtain little or no satisfaction.Lack of control of impulses or intense badual impulses and the resulting repetitive badual behavior are manifested during an extended period (for example, 6 months or more), and causes marked distress or a significant deterioration of personal, family, social, educational, professional or other important life. Anxiety that is completely related to moral judgments and disapproval about impulses or badual behaviors is not enough to satisfy this requirement. "

However, the WHO does not agree to link it to addictive behaviors such as that drug addiction or gambling and emphasizes that more research is needed before considering this disorder as an addiction.CSBD has been included in impulse control disorders, which also include pyromania and kleptomania.

"Speaking moderately, we do not consider this to be equivalent to what happens with alcohol or heroin ," said the expert from WHO. Geoffrey Reed in a dialogue with the AFP news agency. The scientific debate continues on the question of whether it is or is not a manifestation of addictive behavior

Reed said that it is important that the ICN-used in ternationalally as a point of reference for the diagnosis of diseases by health services-include a short definition of badual compulsive disorder behavior so that those affected can get help.

"There are people who do not control their badual behavior and suffer from it" he adds, adding that their behavior causes them "many problems". "It's a type of population that has a legitimate health problem and can access legitimate treatment," he said.

At present, the number of people affected by this disorder is not clear, but according to the expert, inclusion in the CIE will lead to further research on the problem and its prevalence as well as to determine which are the best treatments. 19659002] Reed does not believe that there is reason to fear that the inclusion of CSBD in the list of disorders is used by people like Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to exculpate himself for behavior criminal. "This does not excuse badual abuse or rape, in the same way that being alcoholic does not excuse driving a car intoxicated."

On the contrary, he considers that will offer "security" to the affected people who will be able to see that they have "a real problem" and may request treatment.

ICD-11 will be presented to the World Health Assembly in May 2019 for adoption by Member States and will come into effect on January 1, 2022.

Compulsive badual behavior is not included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association.