Theory of addiction /

• Main Author: West, Robert, 1955-
• Other Authors: Brown, Jamie, 1984-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell/Addiction Press, 2014.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Series: Addiction press series
• Subjects: Substance abuse.; Compulsive behavior.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.; MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• 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.