Overview
This eagerly awaited new edition of Excessive Appetites will offeryou a complete and comprehensive revision of this classic text inthe field of addictions. Covering a wide variety of different forms of addiction fromalcohol, tobacco and other drugs, through to gambling, eating andsex this book provides an up-to-date and authoritative account ofcore knowledge in this vital area. Comprehensive coverage, from the origins and processes ofaddiction right through to the ways in which people overcome theiraddictions, and the implications for interventions.
Full Product Details
Author: Jim Orford (School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham, UK and Northern Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.40cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9780471982319
ISBN 10: 0471982318
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 29 March 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
user friendly, written in an easy, unpretentious style, with illuminating quotations and relevant tables and references. For students or any reader interested in addiction, this book is a reliable crash course. For those who work in the field, it is a substantial contribution to the debate about what addiction is. (Addiction Today, September 2001) This classic text .... should be of value to any person who wishes to add to their understanding ofthe area, whether for the purposes of treatment, prevention, harm reduction or for personal education. (Addiction, Vol.97 2002) ...wide ranging and well argued..a reliable crash course... (Addiction Today, September/October 2001) ...It's a damn good read...stuffed with interesting anecdotes, quotations and data... (European Eating Disorders Review, Vol.10, No.1-2, 2002) ...a wonderfully comprehensive reference book. (Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol.31, 2003)
user friendly, written in an easy, unpretentious style, withilluminating quotations and relevant tables and references. Forstudents or any reader interested in addiction, this book is areliable crash course. For those who work in the field, it is asubstantial contribution to the debate about what addiction is. (Addiction Today, September 2001) This classic text .... should be of value to any person whowishes to add to their understanding ofthe area, whether for thepurposes of treatment, prevention, harm reduction or for personal education. (Addiction, Vol.97 2002) ...wide ranging and well argued..a reliable crash course... (Addiction Today, September/October 2001) ...It's a damn good read...stuffed withinteresting anecdotes, quotations and data... (European EatingDisorders Review, Vol.10, No.1-2, 2002) ...a wonderfully comprehensive reference book. (Behavioraland Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol.31, 2003)
user friendly, written in an easy, unpretentious style, with illuminating quotations and relevant tables and references. For students or any reader interested in addiction, this book is a reliable crash course. For those who work in the field, it is a substantial contribution to the debate about what addiction is. (Addiction Today, September 2001) This classic text ... should be of value to any person who wishes to add to their understanding of the area, whether for the purposes of treatment, prevention, harm reduction or for personal education. (Addiction, Vol.97 2002) ...wide ranging and well argued...a reliable crash course... (Addiction Today, September/October 2001) ...It's a damn good read...stuffed with interesting anecdotes, quotations and data... (European Eating Disorders Review, Vol.10, No.1-2, 2002) ...a wonderfully comprehensive reference book. (Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol.31, 2003)
Author Information
Jim Orford, University of Birmingham, UK.
