Theory of Addiction by Robert West
The word addiction these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by many different factors physiological, psychological, environmental and social.“I enjoyed reading this book and strongly recommend that it be read by all professionals working in the field of addiction” (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1 February 2015)
Robert West is Director of Tobacco Studies at the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit at University College London. He has been researching tobacco and nicotine dependence since 1982 and has published more than 250 scientific works. His research involves surveys of smoking patterns, clinical trials of aids to smoking cessation and laboratory studies of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. He is co-author of the English National Smoking Cessation Guidelines that provided the blueprint for the English Stop Smoking Services and is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Addiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780470674215 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470674210 |
| Title | Theory of Addiction |
| Author | Robert West |
| Series | Addiction Press |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-10-11 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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