Author : Michela Balconi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303082408X
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Book Synopsis Advances in Substance and Behavioral Addiction by : Michela Balconi
Download or read book Advances in Substance and Behavioral Addiction written by Michela Balconi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-22 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with recent perspectives on the panel of addiction behavior in a vast amount of population (young and adult). Thanks to the contribution of experts of the topic of addiction the volume will furnish new perspectives to formulate assessment, diagnosis and intervention in response to the increasing variety of addictions. It focuses the assessment of executive functions in substance and behavioral addictions. More specifically, this assessment consists of a new approach not only inherent to the diagnosis, but also to the treatment and prevention of addictions. In fact, there is a strict relationship between executive functions (EF) and addictive behavior: EF plays a remarkable role in significant phenomena for the treatment of addictions, such as craving, relapse and compliance to treatment.