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An edition of What's Wrong With Addiction? (2002)

What's Wrong With Addiction?

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The most common questions I receive as an addiction psychiatrist are, "How do you know when someone is addicted?"; "Can't anything be considered addictive?"; and "How can you stand to work with addicts?" Interestingly, the answers to these questions are not simple. A number of theories have tried to explain the concept of addiction, often standing in stark contrast to one another. These theories range from the medical model (addiction as a neurobiological disease) to models of morality (addiction as conscious self-destruction).

These are the primary issues that Helen Keane, Ph.D., takes on in her book What's Wrong With Addiction. The book is an extended analysis of the ambiguities of addiction. Keane is a research fellow at the National Centre in HIV Social Research at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Her principal theme is that discourse on addiction can have a powerful impact on society by influencing those who are involved in the decision-making process. Popular culture, politics, and the medical fields have portrayed addiction as a disease. As a result, addicts are considered to be without free will, "compelled" to stay with the addiction. As a result, freedom is lost, resulting in further stigmatization.
Timothy Fong, M.D.

Dr. Fong is assistant clinical professor at the Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital and director of the gambling studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Review published in: Psychiatric Services; Arlington 57.1 (Jan 2006): 149.

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NYU Press
Language
English
Pages
228

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April 1, 2002, NYU Press
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What's Wrong With Addiction
May 2002, Melbourne Univ Pr
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What's Wrong With Addiction?
April 1, 2002, NYU Press
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Library of Congress
RC533.K425 2002, RC533 .K425 2002

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
228
Dimensions
9.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

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Open Library
OL8045370M
Internet Archive
whatswrongwithad0000kean
ISBN 10
0814747647
ISBN 13
9780814747643
LCCN
2001051424

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