Introduction to Addictive Behaviors
Overview
The authoritative text that has helped generations of students and practitioners build foundational knowledge about substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors is now in a revised and updated sixth edition. In one accessible volume, the text comprehensively reviews major theories of addiction and their implications for helping people recover. Keys to evidence-based prevention and treatment are highlighted throughout. Chapters address disease models of addiction; public health and prevention approaches; dual diagnosis; psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, and family systems models; sociocultural approaches; behavioral addictions, such as gambling; and motivational models. Student-friendly features include illustrative clinical vignettes, end-of-chapter summaries, and review questions.
New to This Edition
- Important developments in research, theory, clinical intervention, and prevention.
- The evolving opioid overdose epidemic, the changing legal landscape of cannabis, and the proliferation of e-cigarette use.
- New or expanded coverage of epigenetics, sociocultural determinants of addiction, and stigma, plus updates on harm reduction, 12-step, and psychoanalytic models.
- Discussions of new diagnoses in ICD-11: gaming disorder and compulsive sexual behavior disorder.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781462564248
- ISBN-10: 1462564240
- Publisher: Guilford Publications
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 9.08 x 6.37 x 1.19 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.61 pounds
- Page Count: 466
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