Behavioral Addiction: Screening, Assessment, and Treatment

by An-Pyng Sun, Larry Ashley, Lesley Dickson

Written in scientific prose that can also be understood by the layperson, this comprehensive volume is a must-read for those working in the addiction field and anyone interested in learning more about this devastating disease.


An-Pyng Sun, PhD, is a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Social Work.


Larry Ashley, EdS, is the addictions specialist and undergraduate coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.


Lesley Dickson, MD, is ABPN board-certified in general psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and psychosomatic illness.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Sheehan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another donated book, since it was a psychology-themed book, and I have been long away from the field, I figured it was worth reading through. Clearly, academic and intended for psych professionals, it was a bit dry and delved more deeply into political DSM placement discussions than I really cared about, it was interesting in that most all of the behavioral addictions were not even on the radar, or were subsumed in other larger classifications when I was coming up in school twenty years ago.

I liked it enough, but can't imagine who else besides a professional, an old psych major alumnus or a person that felt these addictions spoke to their circumstances would enjoy the book.