Handbook of Addictive Disorders (eBook)

Robert Holman Coombs, PhD, CAS, is Professor of Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Society, and the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology. A member of the International Certification Advisory Committee of the American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders, he is the author or editor of eighteen books. He also serves as a series editor for Wiley's Treating Addictions series.

PART I: DEFINING ADDICTION.

1. The Nature of Addiction (David E. Smith and Richard B.
Seymour).

2. Addiction Interaction Disorder (Patrick J. Carnes, Robert E.
Murray, and Louis Charpentier).

PART II: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE.

3. Understanding and Diagnosing Substance Use Disorders (Arthur
W. Blume).

4. Treating Substance Use Disorders (Jeanne L. Obert, Ahndrea
Weiner, Janice Stimson, and Richard A. Rawson).

PART III: COMPULSIVE GAMBLING.

5. Understanding and Diagnosing Compulsive Gambling (Linda
Chamberlain).

6. Treating Compulsive and Problem Gambling (William G.
McCown).

PART IV: SEX ADDICTION.

7. Understanding and Diagnosing Sex Addiction (Jennifer P.
Schneider).

8. Treating Sex Addiction (Robert Weiss).

PART V: EATING DISORDERS.

9. Understanding and Diagnosing Eating Disorders (David M.
Garner and Anna Gerborg).

10. Treating Eating Disorders (Jean Petrucelli).

PART VI: WORKAHOLISM.

11. Understanding and Diagnosing Workaholism (Bryan E. Robinson
and Claudia Flowers).

12. Treating Workaholism (Steven Berglas).

PART VII: COMPULSIVE BUYING.

13. Understanding and Diagnosing Compulsive Buying (Helga
Dittmar).

14. Treating Compulsive Buying (April Lane Benson and Marie
Gengler).

PART VIII: PUBLIC POLICY AND PREVENTION.

15. Public Policy on Addictive Disorders (Beau Kilmer and Robert
J. MacCoun).

16. Preventing Addictive Disorders (Kenneth W. Griffin and
Gilbert J. Botvin).

Author Index.

Subject Index.

"...an engaging and thought-provoking book..." (Journal of Mental Health, Vol.14, No.1, February 2005)

"This book brings together an array of international experts on
addictive disorders. Robert Coombs' Handbook of Addictive Disorders
discusses the contemporary issues surrounding the understanding of
addiction from diagnosis to treatment of an addicted client. The
Handbook of Addictive Disorders is an example of practical and
clinical information at its best."

--Lorraine D. Grymala, Executive Director, American Academy of
Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders