Addicted: A True Story of Recovery
14.99 €
7.49 €
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Addicted: A True Story of Recovery
14.99 €
7.49 €
Journalist Jenny Valentish has two decades of substance abuse experience behind her. Having gone through a long journey with addiction, she has written a book that uses her own story to explore the issue from a woman’s perspective.
Drawing on insights from leading researchers, clinicians and psychiatrists, the author examines early warning signs of addictive behaviour such as trauma, temperament and impulsivity, and explains why eating disorders, shopping addiction and risky sex are interchangeable with substance abuse.
From her childhood in suburban London and her turbulent years growing up in the London music scene, we follow Valentish to Australia, where she experiences first-hand drug treatment clinics and Alcoholics Anonymous groups, and whether they are meeting the needs of women. Valentish believes that for all women who need help to be able to access it, the specificities of female addiction must be taken into account in research, therapy and social policy.
This honest, frank book will evoke empathy in any reader, and at the same time it can be extremely useful for those for whom the topic of addiction is relevant.
Drawing on insights from leading researchers, clinicians and psychiatrists, the author examines early warning signs of addictive behaviour such as trauma, temperament and impulsivity, and explains why eating disorders, shopping addiction and risky sex are interchangeable with substance abuse.
From her childhood in suburban London and her turbulent years growing up in the London music scene, we follow Valentish to Australia, where she experiences first-hand drug treatment clinics and Alcoholics Anonymous groups, and whether they are meeting the needs of women. Valentish believes that for all women who need help to be able to access it, the specificities of female addiction must be taken into account in research, therapy and social policy.
This honest, frank book will evoke empathy in any reader, and at the same time it can be extremely useful for those for whom the topic of addiction is relevant.
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