Markus Heilig

The Thirteenth Step

Addiction in the Age of Brain Science

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A leading physician scientist explains why, despite major advances in our understanding of addiction, treatment continues to be ineffective--even harmful--and how we can achieve better outcomes.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780231172370
• ISBN-10: 0231172370
• Artikelnr.: 49680630

Autorenporträt

Markus Heilig is a physician scientist and one of the most highly cited addiction researchers of his generation. For the past decade, he has led one of the largest research programs on addictive disorders in the world at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health. He is a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and is an editor of leading scientific journals in the field.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
1. Us and Them
2. A Grocery Store That Closed
3. An Entity in Its Own Right
4. A Chronic, Relapsing Disorder
5. Man or Machine?
6. Histories, Brains, and Behaviors
7. The Pursuit of Happiness
8. The Dark Side of Addiction
9. Rash Actions
10. Turning On a Bright Light
11. Getting the Cue
12. A Strained Mind
13. Fathers and Sons
14. Molecular Culprits
15. Trick or Treatment
16. Please Behave
17. Pills for Addiction Ills
18. Pray If You Wish, but Please Take Your Meds First
19. The Journey Ahead
Notes
Index

Rezensionen

"Professor Heilig makes the science accessible to both lay and professional audiences alike by using a strong, conversational tone interspersed with humor and illustrative vignettes. He draws the reader in and effectively consolidates complex concepts.I applaud his efforts to bring the plight of the addicted to the attention of others and for calling upon the field to do its very best to help." - Valerie J. Slaymaker, University of Pennsylvania