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Outgrowing addiction: with common sense instead of ''disease'' therapy

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Upper Access
Year
2019
ISBN
9780942679465, 9780942679472, 9780553448092, 0942679466
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1493072 bytes)
Pages
xv, 238 pages ; 23 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Preface / by Tom Horvath, Ph.D -- Introduction: why we wrote this book -- Addiction as a developmental process -- Addictive experiences -- Expanding life experience -- The life process of children -- Children and addiction -- Diseases, disorders and self-fulfilling prophecies -- Beyond labeling -- Behavioral addictions and what they show us -- Abstinence and harm reduction, in adolescence and recovery -- The limits of the 12-step approach -- Recovery in the real world -- Raising our non-addicted next generation -- Developing purpose, efficacy, and independence -- Overcoming addiction -- Conclusion: the American delusion -- Appendix A: Reader's exercises by chapter -- Appendix B: Parents' addiction and development manual -- Appendix C: The life process program/family program -- Appendix D: Additional resources -- Endnotes -- About the authors.

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