Heart of Addiction (eBook)

A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors

Lance Dodes (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010
272 Seiten
Harpercollins (Verlag)
978-0-06-202633-0 (ISBN)

Infos

A "e;revolutionary"e; look at how addictions work and how people can master their own addictive behaviors (Edward Hallowell, MD)."e;In a field rife with misinformation, this book represents a bright beacon of light . . . I recommend it wholeheartedly."e; -The Psychoanalytic QuarterlyNobody has had an answer for why people with addictions continue to repeat them-until now . . . For more than twenty years, distinguished psychiatrist Dr. Lance Dodes has been successfully helping people master their addictions-alcoholism, compulsive gambling, smoking, sexual addiction, and more-with a radical approach. Dr. Dodes describes how all addictions have, at their heart, unrecognized emotional factors that explain:Why we feel the impulseWhy we feel it when we doWhat alternatives (really) work in that critical momentIn this refreshing book filled with compelling case studies, Dr. Dodes debunks several such widely accepted myths as:Addictions are fundamentally a physical problemPeople with addictions are different from other peopleYou have to hit bottom before you can get wellYou are wasting your time if you ask "e;why"e; you have an addiction"e;Destined to become a classic guide to understanding repetitive, excessive, and self-destructive behavior patterns. The illustrative cases are riveting, entertaining, and illuminating. This book marks a revolution in self-help. In fact, this book belongs on the shelf of every treatment professional facing patients with addictive behaviors."e; -Howard J. Shaffer, PhD, CAS, Director, Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.9.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
• ISBN-10: 0-06-202633-X / 006202633X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-06-202633-0 / 9780062026330