Handbook of Addictive Disorders

Robert Holman Coombs, PhD, CAS, is Professor of Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Society, and the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology. A member of the International Certification Advisory Committee of the American Academy of Healthcare Providers in the Addictive Disorders, he is the author or editor of eighteen books. He also serves as a series editor for Wiley's Treating Addictions series.

The most comprehensive source for the latest research and practice techniques for diagnosing and treating addictive disorders

PART I: DEFINING ADDICTION. 1. The Nature of Addiction (David E. Smith and Richard B. Seymour). 2. Addiction Interaction Disorder (Patrick J. Carnes, Robert E. Murray, and Louis Charpentier). PART II: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE. 3. Understanding and Diagnosing Substance Use Disorders (Arthur W. Blume). 4. Treating Substance Use Disorders (Jeanne L. Obert, Ahndrea Weiner, Janice Stimson, and Richard A. Rawson). PART III: COMPULSIVE GAMBLING. 5. Understanding and Diagnosing Compulsive Gambling (Linda Chamberlain). 6. Treating Compulsive and Problem Gambling (William G. McCown). PART IV: SEX ADDICTION. 7. Understanding and Diagnosing Sex Addiction (Jennifer P. Schneider). 8. Treating Sex Addiction (Robert Weiss). PART V: EATING DISORDERS. 9. Understanding and Diagnosing Eating Disorders (David M. Garner and Anna Gerborg). 10. Treating Eating Disorders (Jean Petrucelli). PART VI: WORKAHOLISM. 11. Understanding and Diagnosing Workaholism (Bryan E. Robinson and Claudia Flowers). 12. Treating Workaholism (Steven Berglas). PART VII: COMPULSIVE BUYING. 13. Understanding and Diagnosing Compulsive Buying (Helga Dittmar). 14. Treating Compulsive Buying (April Lane Benson and Marie Gengler). PART VIII: PUBLIC POLICY AND PREVENTION. 15. Public Policy on Addictive Disorders (Beau Kilmer and Robert J. MacCoun). 16. Preventing Addictive Disorders (Kenneth W. Griffin and Gilbert J. Botvin). Author Index. Subject Index.