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Title: The Heart of Addiction : A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors by Lance M. Dodes ISBN: 0-06-095803-0 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally!
Comment: What a brilliant book! Dr. Dodes crafts an incisive, kind and compelling thesis about what drives addictions. The book is filled to bursting with illuminating case studies, many of which will apply to yourself or loved ones. Whatever the problem, he's got you covered. The writing is pitch perfect and the thinking is lucid. Dodes is the first author I've read who is really on to something. This book should be required reading for anyone touched by addiction.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Heart of Addiction
Comment: This is the most intelligent approach I have encountered in the literature about understanding and controlling addictions. Dr. Dodes neatly exposes the inaccuracies and implicit destructiveness of 12-Step thinking. His logical arguments and pertinent case studies provide realistic and encouraging guidance toward an individual's achievement of true recovery.
Rating: 4
Summary: A thought--provoking and important presentation of ideas
Comment: As a licensed social worker and certified substance abuse counselor, I found the author's presentation intriguing--for both professional mental health providers and for those struggling with issues of addiction. He makes the case for more individualized treatment, especially the integration of past history with present issues. (In other words, WHY does the addict want to use WHEN he/she does?) According to the author, addiction is a personal and unique response to learned helplessness.) His conceptualization of addiction is one I'd like to see offered as an option to consider for all people seeking treatment for addiction, especially those who struggle with maintaining sobriety and feel stuck in the revolving door.
That said, his limitation is derived from his strength; he focuses solely on the individual. Unfortunately, he does not address what I see as an equally important consideration, the individual in the environment. Addiction will remain such an attractive alternative, especially to our youth, as long as we focus only on negative behaviors such as addctions, and neglect to provide ready access to programs that develop competencies in a wide range, good community recreational programs, and options for training and jobs.
The case history presentation makes for easy reading. The author's credentials and experience merit consideration from a wide range of readers.
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Title: The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior by Craig Nakken ISBN: 1568381298 Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception by Abraham J. Twerski ISBN: 1568381387 Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Willpower's Not Enough: Recovering from Addictions of Every Kind by Arnold Washton, Donn Boundy ISBN: 0060919698 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Addiction and Grace (Leader's Guide (Harpersanfrancisco).) by Gerald G. May ISBN: 0060655372 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Life's Too Short!: Pull the Plug on Self-Defeating Behavior and Turn on the Power of Self-Esteem by Abraham J., MD Twerski ISBN: 0312155700 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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