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Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
M.d. Lance M Dodes
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Description for Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
Paperback. Presents a guide outlining seven critical steps to overcome addiction. This title incorporates case stories to illustrate the common emotional factors underlying all addictions, and the process of self-examination that allows you to recognize these factors at work in yourself. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMZR; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
In his ground-breaking book "The Heart of Addiction", Dr. Lance Dodes rejected pat explanations of alcoholism as a disease and explored the underlying emotions that drive addictive behaviors-be they drinking, gambling, obsessive sex, or otherwise. In his practice and research, Dodes has found that virtually every addictive act is preceded by a feeling of helplessness or powerlessness-deeply routed in the past-which addictive behavior functions to repair. Now, in "Breaking Addiction", Dodes presents a comprehensive guide outlining seven critical steps to overcome addiction, based on these theories. In his straightforward style, Dodes incorporates case stories to illustrate the common emotional factors ... Read more
In his ground-breaking book "The Heart of Addiction", Dr. Lance Dodes rejected pat explanations of alcoholism as a disease and explored the underlying emotions that drive addictive behaviors-be they drinking, gambling, obsessive sex, or otherwise. In his practice and research, Dodes has found that virtually every addictive act is preceded by a feeling of helplessness or powerlessness-deeply routed in the past-which addictive behavior functions to repair. Now, in "Breaking Addiction", Dodes presents a comprehensive guide outlining seven critical steps to overcome addiction, based on these theories. In his straightforward style, Dodes incorporates case stories to illustrate the common emotional factors ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061987397
SKU
V9780061987397
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About M.d. Lance M Dodes
Lance Dodes, MD, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in the Division on Addictions. He has been director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard's McLean Hospital and director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He has been elected a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
Reviews for Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
"Without denying the difficulty of the terrain, Dodes's program is a call to a clear-eyed, coherent approach. This groundbreaking work should become the 'go to' handbook for anyone suffering with addiction. Its easy-to-read style takes sophisticated ideas and turns them into memorable examples. I highly recommend it."
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