Author: Orford, Jim.
Title: Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions.
Description: Chichester John Wiley, 1989. Reprint ed. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, pastedown lightly thinned. 367 pp. British psychologist describes five forms of addiction - alcohol, drugs, food, gambling and sexuality. The author draws upon historical, social, and clinical material and he has emphasized social psychological processes, but the role of biological factors in addiction is not ignored. This book will interest anyone concerned with the relationship between behaviour and health, as well as practitioners and trainees in the mental health field. ISBN: 0471103012

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