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Fragmented Intimacy
Peter J. Adams
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Description for Fragmented Intimacy
Hardcover. Here is the first major work to examine the benefits of applying social understanding to addiction. The book features vignettes, key points, and illustrations that demonstrate how to apply this innovative, new approach to help individuals overcome addiction. Num Pages: 340 pages, 142 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
I recall during my early years as a clinical psychologist being asked by hospital staff to speak with a 32-year-old man addicted to alcohol who was being discharged following treatment for pancreatitis. This had been his third admission for the same illness, and hospital practitioners were exasperated by his choice to continue dri- ing despite being repeatedly told it would cause irreparable damage to his pancreas from which he would be unlikely to survive. I met him in a side-room on the ward. He sat in his pyjamas in the corner of the room, thin and ashen looking, with a ... Read more
I recall during my early years as a clinical psychologist being asked by hospital staff to speak with a 32-year-old man addicted to alcohol who was being discharged following treatment for pancreatitis. This had been his third admission for the same illness, and hospital practitioners were exasperated by his choice to continue dri- ing despite being repeatedly told it would cause irreparable damage to his pancreas from which he would be unlikely to survive. I met him in a side-room on the ward. He sat in his pyjamas in the corner of the room, thin and ashen looking, with a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387726601
SKU
V9780387726601
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About Peter J. Adams
Peter Adams has a practice background in clinical psychology and an academic background in critical social theory. He is currently Director of Social and Community Health at the School of Population Health, Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand. He has developed and taught in postgraduate programs on addictions for the past ten years. Ideas for the book evolved from his 25-year ... Read more
Reviews for Fragmented Intimacy
From the reviews: "Adams (population health, U. of Auckland) uses a social-ecological approach to address the needs of the addicted and those around them. He closely examines the ways addiction disrupts intimacy, leading to cycles of loss and isolation, and the means by which the addicted and those around them can re-engage. … He provides ... Read more