Introduction to Addictive Behaviors, Third Edition (The Guilford Substance Abuse Series)

Dennis L. Thombs

ISBN 10: 1593852789 / ISBN 13: 9781593852788

Published by The Guilford Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Addictive Behaviors, Third Edition (The Guilford Substance Abuse Series)
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593852789
• ISBN 13: 9781593852788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This widely adopted text offers a balanced review of major contemporary perspectives on substance abuse and addiction, including disease models; psychoanalytic, conditioning, cognitive, and family systems formulations; and social and cultural foundations. Written in a lucid, accessible style, the volume emphasizes applications to the helping process and facilitates learning with case examples, review questions, and end-of-chapter summaries.

About the Author

Dennis L. Thombs, PhD, FAAHB, is Associate Professor in the Department of Health Education and Behavior at the University of Florida. The focus of his scholarship is addictive behavior, with special interests in the epistemology of addiction and in alcohol and drug use during the period of emerging adulthood. Dr. Thombs’s research has been supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Health Behavior.