Introduction to Addictive Behaviors
Sixth Edition
Dennis L. Thombs, Cynthia J. Osborn, and William V. Lechner
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Preface
1.Conceptualization of Addictive Behavior and the Need for Informed Practice
2. The Disease Models
3. Public Health and Prevention Approaches
4. Understanding the Co-Occurrence of Substance Use and Psychiatric Conditions
5. Psychoanalytic Formulations
6. Conditioning Models and Approaches to Contingency Management
7. Cognitive Models
8. The Family System
9. Social and Cultural Foundations
10. The Controversial Science of Behavioral Addiction
11. Promoting Motivation and Autonomy for Personal Change
12. Linking Theory, Evidence, and Practice
References
Author Index
Subject Index











