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Understanding Addiction as Self Medication: Finding Hope Behind the Pain
Edward J. Khantzian
Understanding Addiction as Self Medication: Finding Hope Behind the Pain
Edward J. Khantzian
Too often addiction is perceived to be merely a moral weakness or purely a brain disease, ignoring the deep personal pain that can permeate the lives of the addicted. Doctors Khantzian and Albanese see addictions primarily as a kind of self-medication that can temporarily soothe anxiety or pain, but that ultimately wreaks havoc on the lives and hea
174 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 18, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780742561373 |
Publishers | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 164 × 231 × 18 mm · 388 g |
Language | English |
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