Foreword

Structure of the book

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Unpacking Addiction: Implications for the ‘Addicted’ Self

Marilyn Clark


Part1:

Framing Addiction: Models, Theories and Understanding

Chapter 2: Neurobiological Advances in Addiction Studies

Richard Muscat

Chapter 3: Towards Fusion of Horizons: Bringing Existential Meaning to Psychological Models of Addiction

Anna Grech and Greta Darmanin Kissaun

Chapter 4 : Reclaiming the Social in Addiction Studies

Marilyn Clark

Chapter 5: Behavioural Addictions: Expanding the Construct of Addiction disorders

Zsolt Demetrovics, Magda Losaberidze, Shu Mogu Yu


Part2:

Advances in Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention Across Different Populations

Chapter 6: Towards Process-Based Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy for Addiction: Conceptual Foundations and Mechanisms of Change

Anthony Dimech

Chapter 7: Trauma Informed Care for Persons with Lived Experience of Addiction and Incarceration

Anna Grech and Gail Debono

Chapter 8: Evidence Based Prevention for Problematic Online Gambling and Video Gaming

Dana Katz, Andrea Czakó, Shu M Yu, Kata Zsuzsanna Csapó, Zsolt Demetrovics, Orsolya Király

Chapter 9: Doctors, Mental Health and Addiction: Focus on Intervention

Clare Gerada

Chapter 10: Women, Addiction and Gender Transformative Intervention

Sarah Morton


Part3:

Policy and Legal Perspectives

Chapter11: An Ageing Population of People Who Use Heroin: Emerging Policy and Service Challenges

Marilyn Clark, Anna Grech, Maris Catania and Anna Maria Vella

Chapter 12: The Evolving Politics of Regulation

Brendan Hughes

Chapter 13: Hey Bro, Is the Weed any Good this Week?

Howard Williamson

Chapter 14: Responsible Gambling: Research Driven Policy and Regulation

Maris Catania and Mark Griffiths

Chapter 15: Drug Policy and Human Rights

Damon Barrett

Index