MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02360cam a22003258i 4500
001 2015044722
003 DLC
005 20151126082504.0
008 151119s2016 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015044722
020 $a9781250055828 (hardcover)
020 $z9781466859562 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRC564$b.S975 2016
082 00 $a362.29$223
084 $aSEL026000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSzalavitz, Maia,$eauthor.
245 10 $aUnbroken brain :$ba revolutionary new way of understanding addiction /$cMaia Szalavitz.
263 $a1604
264 1 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c[2016]
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But despite the unprecedented attention, our understanding of addiction is trapped in unfounded 20th century ideas, addiction as a crime or as brain disease, and in equally outdated treatment. Challenging both the idea of the addict's "broken brain" and the notion of a simple "addictive personality," Unbroken Brain offers a radical and groundbreaking new perspective, arguing that addictions are learning disorders and shows how seeing the condition this way can untangle our current debates over treatment, prevention and policy. Like autistic traits, addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum -- and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation. By illustrating what addiction is, and is not, the book illustrates how timing, history, family, peers, culture and chemicals come together to create both illness and recovery- and why there is no "addictive personality" or single treatment that works for all. Combining Maia's personal story with a distillation of more than 25 years of science and research, Unbroken Brain provides a paradigm-shifting approach to thinking about addiction"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aSubstance abuse$xTreatment.
650 0 $aCompulsive behavior.
650 7 $aSELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/828/9781250055828/image/lgcover.9781250055828.jpg