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The Biology of Desire

The Biology of Desire Medicine

The Biology of Desire

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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, based on evidence that brains change with drug use. 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. Brains are designed to restructure themselves with normal learning and development, but this process is accelerated in addiction when highly attractive rewards are pursued repeatedly. Lewis shows why treatment based on the disease model so often fails, and how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery, given the realities of brain plasticity. Combining intimate human stories with clearly rendered scientific explanation, The Biology of Desire is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2015-07-14
Publication Date:
2015-07-14
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1610394372
ISBN13:
9781610394376
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
472 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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