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Call the Library for help: 972-279-6511 ext. 185
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ELECTRONIC BOOK COLLECTIONS
Below is just a small sample of the many full-text electronic books available in EBSCO eBook Collection and ProQuest Ebook Central, two electronic book databases provided for student use. Directions on how to use these two sources follow under “Online Databases”. These books were found using the term “addictions”. You can be more specific with your search depending upon your subject, i.e. “drug addiction”, or “alcoholism”; “sex addiction”.
Addiction Treatment Homework Planner (5th ed)
James R. Finley and Brenda S. Lenz. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2014. (eBook Collection)
Behavioral Addictions: Criteria, Evidence, and Treatment
Kenneth Paul Rosenber and Laura Curtiss Feder. New York: Academic Press, 2014. (eBook Collection)
Contemporary Approach in Substance Abuse Disorders and Addiction Counseling
Ford McHenry Brooks. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2015. (eBook Collection)
Ctrl-Alt-Play: Essays on Control in Video Gaming
Matthew Wysocki. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2013. (ProQuest Central)
Dostoevsky Effect: Problem Gambling and the Origins of Addiction
Lorne Tepperman (et al.). Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, 2013. (eBook Collection)
Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse
William Mistral. Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2013. (ProQuest Cental)
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Jennifer D. Berton. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2014. (eBook Collection)
Food and Addiction: a Comprehensive Handbook
Kelly D. Brownell and Mark S. Gold. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. (eBook Collection)
For Program Gambling: Treating Gambling Addiction through Relationship
Elizabeth Karter. New York: Routledge, 2015. (eBook Collection)
Integral Recovery: a Revolutionary Approach to the Treatment of Alcoholism and Addiction
John Dupuy. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2013. (eBook Collection)
Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling
Geraldine A. Berton. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2014. (eBook Collection)
Maintaining Recovery from Eating Disorder Recovery Groups: a Guide to Creating, Leading, and
Working with Groups for Addictions and Mental Health
Linda Farris Kurtz. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2015. (eBook Collection)
Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery: the 12 Steps Program and Fellowship
Kenneth Blum. New York: Springer, 2013. (eBook Collection)
Practice Planners: Addiction Treatment Planner (5th Edition)
Robert R. Perkinson, Timothy J, Bruce, and Arthur E. Jongsma. Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., 2014. (ProQuest Central)
Theory of Addiction
Robert West and Jamie Brown. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley and Sons, 2014. (eBook Collection)
Treatment Strategies for Substance and Process Addictions
Robert L. Smith. Alexandria, VA: APA, 2015. (eBook Collection)
Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Disordered Gambling
David C. S. Richard, Alex Blaszczynski, and Lia Nower. Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2013. (ProQuest Central)
(Videos / DVDs are for classroom use, but can be viewed in the Library.)
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Pathological Gambling: a Costly Addiction 2004 DVD 52 min
Describes the emotional attraction of games of chance and the biochemical roles of serotonin and dopamine in gambling addiction.
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Understanding Addiction 2004 DVD 24 min
Explains current research into why people become addicted, what puts them at risk, and what the best treatments may be.