Addictive States of Mind

by Robert Hale

Book Overview

This chapter, written by a psychiatrist working with people with severe and complex addictions, sets the scene. We are provided with a graphic account of the multiple problems-physical, psychological, social, financial-of someone with severe drug addiction, where sex working and the risks of pregnancy, infection, and assault compound an already challenging presentation. The personal history of trauma and abuse means that the patient requires highly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780490054
• ISBN13: 9781780490052
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"