Emotional Addictions: A Reference Book for Addictions and Mental Health Counseling

by Peter D. Ladd

This book proposes that some people may actually be 'addicted' in an unhealthy manner to specific emotions. Ladd contends that emotional addiction operates under similar criteria to a physical addiction, with both forms of addiction showing characteristics of denial, compulsive behavior, dependency, tolerance, addictive thinking, and withdrawal symptoms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761846239
• ISBN13: 9780761846239
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"