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Addiction and change : how addictions develop and addicted people recover / Carlo C. DiClemente.

By: Series: Guilford substance abuse seriesPublication details: New York : Guilford Press, c2003.Description: xviii, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1572300574 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.86/03 21
LOC classification:
  • RC564 .D535 2003
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Contents:
1. Models of addiction and change -- 2. The process of human intentional behavior change -- 3. The well maintained addiction : an ending and a beginning -- 4. Exploring precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation stages of becoming addicted -- 5. Repeated and regular use : moving from preparation to action on the road to addiction -- 6. Precontemplation for recovery : cultivating seeds for change -- 7. The decision to change : moving from the contemplation to the preparation stage of recovery -- 8. Preparing for action : creating a plan -- 9. Taking action to change an addiction -- 10. The long haul : well-maintained recovery -- 11. Prevention : interfering with the process of becoming addicted -- 12. Designing interventions for recovery -- 13. Research on addiction and change.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-310) and index.

1. Models of addiction and change -- 2. The process of human intentional behavior change -- 3. The well maintained addiction : an ending and a beginning -- 4. Exploring precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation stages of becoming addicted -- 5. Repeated and regular use : moving from preparation to action on the road to addiction -- 6. Precontemplation for recovery : cultivating seeds for change -- 7. The decision to change : moving from the contemplation to the preparation stage of recovery -- 8. Preparing for action : creating a plan -- 9. Taking action to change an addiction -- 10. The long haul : well-maintained recovery -- 11. Prevention : interfering with the process of becoming addicted -- 12. Designing interventions for recovery -- 13. Research on addiction and change.

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