Unbroken Brain by Szalavitz Maia

Unbroken Brain by Szalavitz Maia

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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. Addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum - and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation.

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Unbroken Brain by Szalavitz Maia

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. Addictive behaviors fall on a spectrum - and they can be a normal response to an extreme situation.
Maia Szalavitz is one of the premier American journalists covering addiction and drugs. She is co-author of Born for Love and The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, both with Dr. Bruce D. Perry. Her book, Help at Any Cost is the first book-length exposé of the "tough love" business that dominates addiction treatment. She writes for TIME.com, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Scientific American, Elle, Psychology Today, VICE, and Marie Claire among others.
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ISBN 13 9781250116444
ISBN 10 1250116449
Title Unbroken Brain
Author Szalavitz Maia
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St Martin's Press
Year published 2017-05-09
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.