Myth of Addiction: Second Edition
Author:   John Booth Davies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9789057022371


Pages:   196
Publication Date:   16 January 1998
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Booth Davies
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9789057022371


ISBN 10:   9057022370
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   16 January 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Attribution Theory: Explaining Explanation Attribution Theory and Attributional Research Volitional and Non-Volitional Explanations Addiction, Withdrawals and Craving Pharmacology and Compulsion The Problem of ""Addictive Substances"" Disease as the Preferred Explanation for ""Badness"" The Nature of Evidence: Methodological Problems Attribution: A Dynamic Approach to How People Explain Their Actions Functional Explanations for Drug Use A Context for Drug Problems"

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... Challenging, readable and often insightful... <br>-Richard Eiser of Times Higher Educational Supplement <br>... The most challenging book to have appeared in the field of addiction studies in many years. <br>-Nick Heather of Centre for Alcohol & Drug Studies, UK <br> I believe that all who work in one way or another in addiction would benefit from reading this book. <br>-Robert West of British Journal of Addiction <br>


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John Booth Davies is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Applied Social Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

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