Theory of addiction

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: West Robert 1955-
Group Author: Hardy Ainsley
Published: Blackwell Pub./Addiction Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford Malden, MA
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Addiction Press series
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Carrier Form: xii, 211 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1405113596 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405113595 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: R163
CLC: R163
R969.3
R749.99
Call Number: R969.3/W519
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-206) and index.
Introduction : journey to the centre of addiction -- Definition, theory and observation -- Beginning the journey : addiction as choice -- Choice is not enough : the concepts of impulse and self-control -- Addiction, habit and instrumental learning -- Addiction in populations, and comprehensive theories -- Development of a comprehensive theory -- A synthetic theory of motivation -- A theory of addiction.