Why can't I stop? : reclaiming your life from a behavioral addiction / Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, Br...
Why can't I stop? : reclaiming your life from a behavioral addiction / Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, Brian L. Odlaug, PhD, MPH, and Samuel R. Chamberlain, MD, PhD.
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Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1629
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Language
English
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Physical content
219 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1.Introduction -- 2.What Does Behavioral Addiction Mean? -- 3.Gambling -- 4.Stealing -- 5.Sex -- 6.Internet -- 7.Food -- 8.Shopping and Buying -- 9.Hair Pulling and Skin Picking -- 10.Causes of Behavioral Addictions -- 11.How Can Family Members and Friends Help?.
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Publisher
Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"Addictions to drugs or alcohol are usually apparent, but what about behavioral addictions? A person addicted to shoplifting or gambling, for example, or picking at their skin, may suffer in the shadows while their behavior consumes their time and energy--and disrupts their life. Legal, medical, and financial troubles are common for such a person a...
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Why can't I stop? : reclaiming your life from a behavioral addiction / Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, Brian L. Odlaug, PhD, MPH, and Samuel R. Chamberlain, MD, PhD.
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A Johns Hopkins Press health book
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also published electronically.
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G 2016/1629
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74VKVPamXOeX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPamXOeX
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ISBN
1421419661
9781421419657
1421419653
9781421419664
DDC
616.85/84
MMS ID
991023993307402626