خَلُصت أحدث الأبحاث الطبية حول هذا الموضوع إلى أن السلوك المرضي في مشاهدة التلفاز قد يشكل إدمانًا سلوكيًا حقيقيًا. لكنها تشير إلى أنه هناك حاجة إلى إلى المزيد من الأبحاث حول ذلك الموضوع.[8] يمكن أن يكون من الصعب للغاية السيطرة على الدوافع القهرية في كثيرٍ من الحالات. إن نموذج إدمان التلفاز له أوجه تشابه مع أشكال أخرى من الإدمان السلوكي، مثل الإدمان على المخدرات أو القمار، وهي -أيضًا- أشكال من السلوك القهري.
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