Why Can't I Stop?, 9781421419664
Paperback
Featuring patient stories of behavioral addiction and recovery, as well as information about treatment centers, this compassionate guide will help readers better understand the complicated issues surrounding these addictions and teach family members how to help the addicted person while helping themselves.

Why Can't I Stop?

Reclaiming Your Life from a Behavioral Addiction

$49.55

  • Paperback

    232 pages

  • Release Date

    14 June 2016

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Summary

At some point in our lives, we all engage in behaviors that are risky, irrational, or unwise. We might find it exciting and temporarily rewarding to gamble on the lottery or impulsively buy an expensive gadget. But just as substances like alcohol and narcotics have the potential to become addictive, so do certain behaviors. A person addicted to gambling, shopping, the internet, food, or picking at their skin may suffer shame in the shadows while their behavior consumes time and energy and dis…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781421419664
ISBN-10:1421419661
Author:Jon E. Grant, Brian L. Odlaug, Samuel R. Chamberlain
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:232
Release Date:14 June 2016
Weight:340g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 14mm
Series:A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
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Critics Review

This book provides a great insight into some relatively unknown and misunderstood areas. It is clearly and systematically laid out, following a pattern for each addiction that includes how a diagnosis is made, how common is the disorder, key aspects, and treatment options and treatment recommendations. Nursing Times Here is an authoritative manual of common additions… This book is highly recommended for the practical instructions and the frank discussions of what may have caused these situations and how to get them under control. M.G. Paregian

About The Author

Jon E. Grant

Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Chicago and the coauthor of Stop Me Because I Can’t Stop Myself: Taking Control of Impulsive Behavior. Brian L. Odlaug, PhD, MPH, is a visiting researcher in public health at the University of Copenhagen. Samuel R. Chamberlain, MD, PhD, is a clinical lecturer and psychiatrist at the University of Cambridge. Drs. Grant, Odlaug, and Chamberlain are the authors of Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.

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