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Theory of Addiction

Paperback • 2006 • English • 1. edition

Theory of Addiction

By Robert West

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About the book

An understanding of addiction theory is vital to understanding addiction itself. Theory of Addiction takes theory development from a simple ‘rational addiction model’, adding elements such as compulsion, self-control and habit, to explain the ‘big observations’ in the field. As well as explaining and evaluating the arguments of each of the prevailing schools of thought, the book develops a new, synthetic theory of addiction that brings together the diverse elements of current models. Designed ...Show more

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ISBN

9781405113595

Publisher

Wiley

Published year

2006

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Theory of Addiction

Format

Paperback

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