The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
ISBN-13:
9781610394376
ISBN-10:
1610394372
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Marc Lewis PhD
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9781610394376
ISBN-10:
1610394372
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Marc Lewis PhD
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
Summary
The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease (ISBN-13: 9781610394376 and ISBN-10: 1610394372), written by authors
Marc Lewis PhD, was published by PublicAffairs in 2015.
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Description
Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery.
The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing.
Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do-seek pleasure and relief-in a world that's not cooperating. As a result, most treatment based on the disease model fails. Lewis shows how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery. This is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.
The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing.
Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do-seek pleasure and relief-in a world that's not cooperating. As a result, most treatment based on the disease model fails. Lewis shows how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery. This is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.
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