Excessive Appetites – A Psychological View of Addictions 2e
Autor J Orforden Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mar 2001
All those seeking an understanding of the nature and study of addictions will appreciate this outstanding book for its
- comprehensive coverage, from the origins and processes of addiction right through to the ways in which people overcome addictions, and the implications for interventions
- accounts of the different forms of addiction, including alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, gambling, eating and sex, enlightened by a common conceptual framework
- critical, authoritative and comprehensive review of the research literature, with a massive reference base (the large majority new to this edition)
- powerful psychological model of addictions, which challenges former models that are incomplete or inadequate
"Presents a consistent way of looking at excessive appetitive behaviour . . . Orford exhibits a wide range of scholarship and his book is a compendium of important research and ideas in the field of addictions." - Social Science and Medicine
"As one would expect of someone with Orford's knowledge of the subject, the coverage of the various excessive behaviours is soundly based . . . presents a lucid and highly informative account of the major issues in the addictions. It can be highly recommended" - British Journal of Addictions
"There is no question in my mind that this book deserves to be widely read and taken seriously both by clinicians and by those with a more theoretical interest." - Behaviour Research and Therapy
"I like this book immensely, I would strongly recommend CPN teams to have a copy . . . I would recommend it to all course tutors, and especially field work supervisors. The book clearly has a wide appeal and should be on our bookshelves." - Community Psychiatric Nursing Journal.
Orford's Excessive Appetites is in a class of its own . . . .
.A direct challenge to both disease models of addiction and to simplistic social reaction models ...bound to become a classic." - New Society
"This really is a splendid book containing challenging and original ideas, argued cogently and authoritatively from data carefully assembled. It will surely be keenly sought by readers from a wide variety of disciplines." - British Book News
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0471982318
Pagini: 424
Dimensiuni: 162 x 231 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Ediția:2nd Edition
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Professionals, researchers and students working in the field of addictionsNotă biografică
Jim Orford, University of Birmingham, UK.