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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Is "Addiction" a helpful concept? An existential view |
Author: | Wurm, C. |
Citation: | European Psychotherapy, 2003; 4(1):153-160 |
Publisher: | CIP-Medien |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
ISSN: | 1435-9464 |
Editor: | Längle, A. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Christopher Wurm |
Abstract: | Ideas about addiction have evolved, and today behaviours such as excessive gambling and sex are called addictions. Medication and psychotherapy are offered, but many people avoid treatment. The dominant “bio-psycho-social model”, despite being holistic, does not address freedom, motivation or spirituality, and some common terms and ways of working offend or alienate drug-takers, indirectly perpetuating their problems. Here CHRISTOPHER WURM argues for a reconsideration of the concept of “addiction”. |
Keywords: | Addiction; existential approach; motivation; treatment |
Description: | This paper was originally published in “Psychotherapy in Australia” volume 7, number 2 in February 2001 and appears here by kind permission of the publishers. |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
Published version: | https://cip-medien.com/shop/existential-analysis/ |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Psychiatry publications |
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