Chapter title |
Received View of Addiction, Relapse and Treatment
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Chapter number | 1 |
Book title |
Substance and Non-substance Addiction
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-981-10-5562-1_1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-9-81-105561-4, 978-9-81-105562-1
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Authors |
Yamikani Ndasauka, Zhengde Wei, Xiaochu Zhang, Ndasauka, Yamikani, Wei, Zhengde, Zhang, Xiaochu |
Abstract |
It is important to highlight that attempts at understanding and explaining addiction have been made for centuries. It is, however, just five decades ago, with the growth of science and technology that more interest has been observed in this field. This chapter examines different views and theories that have been posited to understand and explain addiction. More attention will be given to prominent views that seem to draw consensus among researchers and medical practitioners. The first section of the chapter introduces the addiction debate, the different theories that have been provided to explain it from different perspectives and disciplines such as neurosciences, philosophy and psychology. Then, the chapter discusses different views on the role of relapse and what it entails in understanding addiction. The second section discusses different proposed and used forms of treating addiction. Thus, the chapter discusses the received view of addiction, the understanding of relapse as a critical element in addiction and treatments. |
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