Psychiatry and Psychology

Craving

An intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing (for food, drugs, alcohol, etc.)

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Abstract

An intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing (for food, drugs, alcohol, etc.)

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Cravings

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2015

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  1. F01.658w.293.195w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Craving. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066249. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066249
  2. Craving. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craving_(withdrawal)
  3. Craving. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391682