Healing Addiction: An Integrated Pharmacopsychosocial Approach to Treatment
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471656305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is a key resource for professionals in the addiction community, for social scholars and policymakers, and for the interested general reader.. Filled with helpful resources and illuminating case studies, Healing Addiction provides you with an integrative guide to understanding and treating addiction that brings together the latest neuroscience, pharmacology, social understanding, and psychological research
"Healing Addiction: from brain chemistry to recovery meetings!" according to Reid Finlayson. In this comprehensive yet easily read paperback volume, Dr. Peter Martin and colleagues distill the essential scientific theories of addiction psychiatry with the 70+ year old spiritual recovery movement. Their book answers questions about compulsive alcohol, drug, sex, gambling and food problems for addicts, their loved ones, and the counselors, ministers, physicians and psychiatrists who are trying to understand and change behaviors. The result is an up-to-date treatment manual fo
Finally, the book has a very hopeful message: although addictions are chronic medical problems, there are effective treatments that can help patients." (PsycCRITIQUES, October 24, 2007) . "This book is approachable, easy to read, and informative
He is the author, with Bonnie Bealer, of The Caffeine Advantage.Bonnie K. Peter R. Martin, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Director of the Division of Addiction Medicineat Vanderbilt. Bennett Alan Weinberg, Esq, is a medical and science writer, pharmaceutical educator, and attorney. Bealer is a researcher, writer, and editor.