Understanding Addiction Behaviours av G.Hussein Rassool

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Understanding addiction has never been more important, as many<br>professionals, from counsellors and nurses, to social workers and health<br>psychologists, encounter addictive behaviour on a daily basis. <br><br>Looking at addiction in all of its forms, this multi-disciplinary book provides<br>a comprehensive introduction to the substances and the activities which<br>can lead to excessive and addictive behaviour. It discusses pharmacological<br>addictions, including both legal and illegal substances. It also covers nonpharmacological<br>dependencies (such as internet addiction, eating disorders,<br>gambling and sexual addiction) which, despite their prevalence, are often<br>absent from the literature on addiction. <br><br>Drawing on the field''s broad evidence base, the book features: <br><br>? coverage of eleven types of addictive substances and activities, outlining<br>signs, symptoms, adverse consequences and assessment and intervention<br>strategies for each; <br><br>? a range of