Cover; Chemical Dependency and Compulsive Behaviors; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Chemical Dependency and Compulsive Behaviors; 2 Background for the New Paradigm; 3 The New Paradigm; 4 Codependency; 5 Overview of Treatment and Recovery; 6 Sensation Seeker Chemical Dependents; 7 Sensation Seekers: Treatment and Recovery; 8 High-Anxiety Chemical Dependents; 9 High Anxiety Chemical Dependents: Treatment and Recovery; 10 Summary and Conclusions; APPENDIX A: PERSONAL HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE; APPENDIX B: COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR INVENTORY; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
There is a tremendous concern and interest in the number of chemical dependents with co-existing compulsive behaviors. However, no one has developed a theory that can explain the high prevalence of compulsive behaviors in chemical dependents, and more importantly, describe the treatment and recovery implications. The literature and professionals are divided with the counselors/clinicians on one side and the researchers on the other. The authors try to bridge this obvious gap by writing a book that can bring recent genetic/biochemical research to the counselor/clinician in a way that will help
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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