Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text offers a balanced review of major contemporary perspectives on substance abuse and addiction. Thoroughly updated chapters address disease models; psychoanalytic, conditioning, cognitive, and family systems formulations; and social and cultural foundations. Two new chapters on prevention models and comorbidity broaden the volume's scope. Written in a lucid, accessible style, the third edition is grounded in the latest theory and research. Applications to the helping process are emphasized and learning is facilitated with case examples, review questions, and end-of-chapter summaries.
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Ordered Addictive Behaviors from the "used books"
Review Date: November 28, 2009
Reviewer: R. Kathryn Fielding, San Francisco, CA
I was very please with this book, it's condition and the time frame in which I received it. I used a new person or "Lightly Used Books". At first I complained that the service was too slow but it wasn't. The next time I need a book in a hurry, I'll pay to have it sent overnight!
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The book is great for the beginner into the advanced.
Katie
Nice
Review Date: March 9, 2009
Reviewer: J. Matlock, Stillwater, OK
This product came in a timely manner, was in perfect condition, and had a great price.
Very Basic
Review Date: March 6, 2009
Reviewer: Melissa N., virginia beach, va
This book is overall very basic. If you have a basic understanding of psychology it won't be anything new.
Dismisses AA too easily and analysis weak throughout
Review Date: August 24, 2008
Reviewer: J. Clemons, Surfdom California
This book is informative and well written. However, its bias against AA as a philosophy of addiction and as a treatment modality seriously mars the credibility of the author's presentation of facts, analysis and conclusions. I have read several books in the area of addiction recently, all by academics or scholars, and all slight AA. I think it is ivory tower elitism at its worst and most damaging. There is also the citing of studies whose reliability and validity are questionable. Like scholarship in so many areas these days, especially in the science arena, assertions are made and studies are cited helter-skelter to lend what is often dubious credibility to the author's own opinions. One specific and important disagreement with the author: addiction can be considered both a question of morality and a disease. They are not mutually exclusive.
GREAT BOOK
Review Date: June 27, 2007
Reviewer: Brandy Biglow,
This book is an excellent resource for introductory information regarding addictive disorders. Those looking to gain insight into this field could use this book. It is excellent
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