The Urge - our history of addiction (Paperback)

As a psychiatrist-in-training fresh from medical school, Carl Erik Fisher came face to face with his own addiction crisis, one that nearly cost him everything. Here, he investigates the history of this age-old condition. Humans have struggled to define, treat, and control addictive behaviour for most of recorded history, including well before the advent of modern science and medicine. The Urge is a rich, sweeping history that probes not only medicine and science but also literature, religion, philosophy, and sociology, illuminating the extent to which the story of addiction has persistently reflected broader questions of what it means to be human and care for one another. Fisher introduces us to the people who have endeavoured to address this complex condition through the ages: physicians and politicians, activists and artists, researchers and writers, and of course the legions of people who have struggled with their own addictions. He also examines the treatments and strategies that have produced hope and relief. The Urge is at once an eye-opening history of ideas, a riveting personal story of addiction and recovery, and a clinician's urgent call for a more expansive, nuanced, and compassionate view of one of society's most intractable challenges.

General

Imprint:	Scribe Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Addicted Brain
Release date:	February 2022
Authors:	Carl Erik Fisher
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-912854-05-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Addiction & therapy Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with drug & alcohol abuse Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	1-912854-05-8
Barcode:	9781912854059

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