The Heart of Addiction
A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors
On Sale: 12/24/2002
The Heart of Addiction
A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors
On Sale: 12/24/2002
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About the Book
Nobody 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 impulse
- Why we feel it when we do
- What alternatives (really) work in that critical moment
In this refreshing book filled with compelling case studies, Dr. Dodes debunks several such widely accepted myths as:
- Addictions are fundamentally a physical problem.
- People with addictions are different from other people.
- You have to hit bottom before you can get well.
- You are wasting your time if you ask "why" you have an addiction.
Critical Praise
“In a field rife with misinformation, this book represents a bright beacon of light... I recommend it wholeheartedly.” — The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780060958039
- ISBN 10: 0060958030
- Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
- On Sale: 12/24/2002
- Pages: 272
- List Price:19.99 CAD
- BISAC1 : SELF-HELP / General
- BISAC2 : MEDICAL / General
- BISAC3 : HEALTH & FITNESS / General
- BISAC4 : SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General
- BISAC5 : SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs
- BISAC6 : SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Tobacco
- BISAC7 : SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol