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

 
9781421419664: Why Can't I Stop?: Reclaiming Your Life from a Behavioral Addiction
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ISBN 10 : 1421419661 ISBN 13 : 9781421419664
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016

Synopsis

A life-changing book for anyone caught in the whirlpool of a behavioral addiction.

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. A person 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--but simply willing yourself to stop is usually not enough.

Why Can't I Stop? is for anyone who has a behavioral addiction, as well as their supportive 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 bring together cutting-edge research to describe behavioral addiction, its causes, and how it can be diagnosed and treated.

Featuring patient stories of behavioral addiction and recovery, as well as information about treatment centers, this compassionate guide will help readers better understand the complicated issues surrounding these addictions and teach family members how to help the addicted person while helping themselves.

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À propos des auteurs

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. He is a coauthor of Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.

Brian L. Odlaug, PhD, MPH, is a visiting researcher in public health at the University of Copenhagen. He is a coauthor of Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.

Samuel R. Chamberlain, MD, PhD, is a clinical lecturer and psychiatrist at the University of Cambridge. He is a coauthor of Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1421419661
ISBN 13 
9781421419664
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1421419653 ISBN 13 :  9781421419657
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016
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