Advances in Substance and Behavioral Addiction: The Role of Executive Functions 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Balconi, Michela (Editor), Campanella, Salvatore (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030824071 ISBN-13: 9783030824075 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2021 |
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BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Medical | Neuroscience |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.23 lbs) 257 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book deals with recent perspectives on the panel of addiction behavior in a vast amount of population (young and adult). Thanks to the contribution of experts of the topic of addiction the volume will furnish new perspectives to formulate assessment, diagnosis and intervention in response to the increasing variety of addictions. It focuses the assessment of executive functions in substance and behavioral addictions. More specifically, this assessment consists of a new approach not only inherent to the diagnosis, but also to the treatment and prevention of addictions. In fact, there is a strict relationship between executive functions (EF) and addictive behavior: EF plays a remarkable role in significant phenomena for the treatment of addictions, such as craving, relapse and compliance to treatment. |