Psychology - Psychopathology - Addiction

The Opium Wars of 1840-1860 were dark chapters of history. Britain went to war to force China to import thousands of tons of opium, to cripple and impoverish that nation. The Opium Wars never really ended. The U.S., like China, was too great for...

Discover a revolutionary and evidence-based method to treat alcohol use disorder--that doesn't require abstinence. After 20 years of fighting and failing to get sober using abstinence-based methods, journalist Katie Herzog found a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to take control over alcohol. Part memoir,...

This third edition of Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior provides a comprehensive overview of the brain and explores the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence. Author: John BrickPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 03/26/2024Pages: 308Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68dISBN: 9781032419787About the...

Millions of people with addictions have pursued their recovery journeys through Alcoholics Anonymous' twelve-step program. However, many people with addictions also suffer from mental health disorders, which more traditional twelve-step workbooks do not address. Similarly, the healthcare system has generally failed to implement addiction-mental...

Each Day a New Beginning defined a genre as the first daily meditation book for women, filled with encouraging meditations and practices to lift readers up. With over 3 million copies sold and a dedicated readership spanning over four decades, bestselling author Karen Casey...

Facing Addiction is the first book to apply Dr. Patrick Carnes' research-based thirty-task model to treating addiction to alcohol and drugs. People who are addicted to drugs and alcohol now have access to the groundbreaking model that has facilitated thousand of sex addicts in...

For all addicts, a moment comes when they realize they have a problem. There is sudden clarity--the insight that life has become unmanageable. That moment, however, is fragile. It is easily lost to craving and denial. People struggling with sex addiction find the old...

Author: Dave YeagerPublisher: Fulton BooksPublished: 07/20/2023Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34dISBN: 9798889820109

A remarkable four-year investigation into the dangerous world of synthetic drugs--from black market drug factories in China to users and dealers on the streets of the U.S. to harm reduction activists in Europe--which reveals for the first time the next wave of the opioid...

A Brain-Based Guide to Help Children Regulate EmotionsWhen your brain perceives danger, your body and mind will go instantly into one of three modes-flight, fight, or freeze. Your heart races, your body tenses up, your hands shake, and your emotions take over rational thought.You've...

Fundamentals of Addiction is an essential reference for counsellors and a comprehensive textbook for college and university level students in courses that address addictions. Written by more than 50 experts in addiction treatment and related fields, each chapter includes case examples, practice tips and...

A habitual movement as common as nail-biting or toe-tapping can be the key to pulling out addictive behavior by its roots. These unconscious movement "tags" indicate the places where our bodies have become split off from our psyches. When brought to consciousness and confronted...

From the leading expert on adult children of addicts, an essential guide to healing wounds of growing up with addiction and family dysfunction "Required reading for understanding the full picture of recovery, repair, and reclaiming our true selves."--Aimie Apigian, MD, author of The Biology...

A stunning debut memoir about addiction, self-discovery, and the relationships between mothers and daughters, from an exciting new literary talent Brogan "[spins] the world's harshest truths into golden, beautiful sentences" reminiscent of the powerful writing in Wild and In the Dream House (Chelsea Bieker,...

A former gamer and Harvard-trained psychiatrist offers a proven, tested plan to help parents define, set, and reinforce healthy boundaries around video games and help kids who have developed an addiction to gaming. "I highly recommend this calm, structured, and nurturing approach to better...

Social media phenomenon and mental health advocate Chris Olsen invites readers into his therapist's office--and into the story he's spent years trying to understand--in this raw, fearless, and darkly funny memoir. For much of his childhood, Chris Olsen believed his family was ordinary, even...

A transformative way of understanding addiction--and an invitation to find connection in the pleasures of life we know are bad for us Elizabeth Roberts has experienced the suffering wrought by addiction: her sister's destructive alcoholism and dependency on prescription drugs, her mother's hoarding, and...

Unmasking Sobriety: A Candid Guide to Overcoming Addiction, Navigating Recovery and Becoming Your Best SelfIn today's volatile cultural and political landscape, despair often seems to be around every corner, driving many further into problematic drinking. Yet, in the aftermath of a global pandemic, a...

Unmasking Sobriety: A Candid Guide to Overcoming Addiction, Navigating Recovery and Becoming Your Best Self In today's volatile cultural and political landscape, despair often seems to be around every corner, driving many further into problematic drinking. Yet, in the aftermath of a global pandemic,...

So often, addiction is viewed as a disease or an uncontrollable habit that signals a lack of willpower. In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Addictions, IFS educator Cece Sykes, IFS author Martha Sweezy, and IFS founder, Richard Schwartz, suggest a paradigm shift. Rather...