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Tarot addiction: about a case

abstract

So-called psychological, behavioral or substance-free addictions have aroused growing interest
in recent years due to the problems posed by the use of new technologies in our society.
Currently the DSM-5 only recognizes the Gambling Disorder, but more and more authors
defend the recognition of other abusive behaviors such as the use of the Internet, mobile
telephony, online games, shopping, sex, exercise and physical exercise, among others. In this
respect, in the draft of the ICD-11 the WHO has proposed the recognition of digital games
or video-games disorder (Gaming Disorder). The case we present deals with a lesser-known
addiction: fortune-telling addiction or addiction to tarot, consulting through calls to paytelephone
lines, in a patient with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and with a
history of substance abuse (benzodiazepines). The scarcity of data published in the literature
about this type of behavior encouraged us to publish the case now being presented.

Keywords:

Tarot addiction; Fortune telling addiction; Non-substance addiction.

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Authors

Jesús Ontañón Gómez - Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. España
Carlos Cañete Nicolás - Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. España
Miguel Hernández Viadel - Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. España