Why Can't I Stop?: Reclaiming Your Life from a Behavioral Addiction - Couverture rigide

Grant, Jon E.; Odlaug, Brian L.; Chamberlain, Samuel R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1421419653 ISBN 13 : 9781421419657

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

At some point in our lives, we all engage in behaviors that are risky, irrational, or unwise. We might find it exciting and temporarily rewarding to gamble on the lottery or impulsively buy an expensive gadget. But just as substances like alcohol and narcotics have the potential to become addictive, so do certain behaviors. People addicted to gambling, shopping, the Internet, food, or picking at their skin may suffer shame in the shadows while their behavior consumes time and energy and disrupts their life. Some people with behavioral addictions lose their family, job, savings, and home. With a physical basis in the brain, behavioral addictions are serious illnesses - and simply willing yourself to stop is usually not enough. Why Can't I Stop ? is for anyone who has a behavioral addiction, and their families and friends. Examining seven of the most common and serious addictions - gambling, sex, stealing, Internet use, shopping and buying, hair pulling and skin picking, and food - the authors draw on current research to describe behavioral addiction, what causes it, and how it can be diagnosed and treated. Featuring stories of behavioral addiction and recovery, as well as information about treatment centers, this compassionate guide will help readers understand the complicated issues surrounding these addictions and teach family members how to help the addicted person while helping themselves.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jon E.Grant, JD, MD, MPH, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Chicago and the coauthor of Stop Me Because I Can't Stop Myself : Taking Control of Impulsive Behavior. BRIAN L. Odlaug, PhD, MPH, is a visiting researcher in public health at the University of Copenhagen. Samuel R. Chamberlain, MD, PhD, is a clinical lecturer and psychiatrist at the University of Cambridge. DRS. Grant, Odlaug, and Chamberlain are the authors of Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1421419653
• ISBN 13: 9781421419657
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232