Addiction and the Brain Addiction and the Brain

Addiction and the Brain

Knowledge, Beliefs and Ethical Considerations from a Social Perspective

Matilda Hellman and Others
    • $99.99
    • $99.99

Publisher Description

“... the authors are able to depict the symbolic force by which neuroscience and other stakeholders in the brain disease understanding of addiction have an impact on both expert and popular perceptions.

—Nick Heather, PhD, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, UK

“This volume … offers insights that ensure a more nuanced understanding of the causal elements of addiction and its treatment.”

—Sally Satel, M.D., resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute

This book investigates the neuroscientific knowledge on addiction as an epistemic project.

Dr. Matilda Hellman is a research director at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki and head of the Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Dr. Michael Egerer is a university researcher at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Janne Stoneham (BA Hons Soc. Sci.) works as a research assistant at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Dr. Sarah Forberger is a senior scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS.

Vilja Männistö-Inkinen (M.Soc.Sci) works as a technical assistant at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Doris Ochterbeck (MSc) works as a research associate at the Leibnitz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS.

Samantha Rundle (MA) is a PhD candidate and graduate trainee at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2022
April 22
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
227
Pages
PUBLISHER
Springer Nature Singapore
SELLER
Springer Nature B.V.
SIZE
3.7
MB
Conducting Substance Use Research Conducting Substance Use Research
2014
Digital Healthcare and Expertise Digital Healthcare and Expertise
2022
Philosophies and Sociologies of Bioethics Philosophies and Sociologies of Bioethics
2018
Social Work and Science in the 21st Century Social Work and Science in the 21st Century
2019
Interpersonal Behavior And Health Care Interpersonal Behavior And Health Care
2019
International Encyclopaedia of Applied Social Science and Humanities (Applied Social Psychology) International Encyclopaedia of Applied Social Science and Humanities (Applied Social Psychology)
2011
New Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours New Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours
2017
Governing Human Lives and Health in Pandemic Times Governing Human Lives and Health in Pandemic Times
2022
Setting Limits Setting Limits
2018
Concepts of Addictive Substances and Behaviours across Time and Place Concepts of Addictive Substances and Behaviours across Time and Place
2016