compulsive behavior

Dr. James Incandenza, scientist turned filmmaker, creates a movie so entertaining viewers cannot quit watching and literally die laughing. After he commits suicide, his sons hustle to keep the film away from a revolutionary who hopes to destroy the society of the Organization of North American Nations, a union of Canada and the U.S.

Discusses the features of obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and panic, and teaches how to control these behaviors using cognitive therapy and self-help techniques.

Examines the physiological causes for addictive behavior and looks at how and why people develop addictions and discusses various options for treatment.

Discusses compulsive behavior, who is likely to be compulsive, treatment, and how to cope with a compulsive person.

Discusses addiction including symptoms, treatments, and how to cope with it.

Presents alphabetized entries on topics related to alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and addiction, and includes sidebars, vocabulary in the margins, and color photos, illustrations, and diagrams. This volume covers A-Dri.

Draws on scientific research and new imaging technologies to explore why it is so difficult to overcome addiction and how the human brain reacts to cravings for drugs and alcohol.

Twenty-five essays examine various aspects of teen addiction to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling, discussing causes, reduction, and prevention, and providing teens' own stories of addiction and recovery.

Contains twenty-four critical essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to addiction, and discusses the definition of addiction, how to prevent and treat addiction, and the social consequences.