Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions: Second Edition
Book Details
- Publisher : John Wiley
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 420
- Category :
Addictions - Catalogue No : 80785
- ISBN 13 : 9780471982319
- ISBN 10 : 0471982318
Also by Jim Orford
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This new edition offers a complete and comprehensive revision of this classic text in the field of addictions. Covering a wide variety of different forms of addiction from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, through to gambling, eating and sex, this book provides an up-to-date and authoritative account of core knowledge in this vital area. Comprehensive coverage, from the origins and processes of addiction right through to the ways in which people overcome their addictions, and the implications for interventions.
About the Author(s)
Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham. His books on addiction include Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions and An Unsafe Bet?: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having.
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