| To Relieve the Pain: Demystifying Addiction Contributor(s): Linder, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 096395654X ISBN-13: 9780963956545 Publisher: Relationship Vision OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
| Dewey: 616.86 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.68" W x 8.47" (0.25 lbs) 84 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Demystifying Addiction presents a Relational model, picking up where the Medical model left off. The disease was defined as a 'pathological dependence, ' but was never viewed in terms of being a (pathological) relationship, or as the result of non-emotionally nourishing relationships. The pathological dependency is a pathological relationship, one in which there is a beginning, progressive emotional involvement and a synergistic interplay between dependence and denial. It accounts for etiology, identifies pre-existing conditions, brings forth a phenomenological or experiential perspective, all of which have profound treatment implications. |