Substance-Abusing High Achievers - Addiction As an Equal Opportunity Destroyer

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, an ordained rabbi, held a pulpit until 1959 when he graduated from medical school and went on to complete a psychiatric residency. Formerly Clinical Director of the Department of Psychiatry at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, he is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Twerski is founder and medical director of the non-profit Gateway Rehabilitation Center for the treatment of drug and alcohol dependence in western Pennsylvania. Recently, in conjunction with Gateway and the Pittsburgh Jewish community, he has undertaken a similar project called Shaar Hatikvah (Gateway to Hope) in Jerusalem. Recognized as an authority in the field of chemical dependency, Dr. Twerski is the recipient of three honorary degrees and the author of twenty books. He appears frequently in the popular media. Klappentext Denial of addiction is the most prominent symptom of individuals who have problems with alcohol and substance abuse. Whatever its psychodynamics, their denial is reinforced by (1) fear that acknowledgment and treatment might jeopardize their professional status, and (2) the misconception that intellectual superiority constitutes a safeguard against loss of control. Denial of addiction is the most prominent symptom of individuals who have problems with alcohol and substance abuse.

Product details

• Authors: Abraham Twerski, Abraham J. Twerski, Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1998
• EAN: 9780765701107
• ISBN: 978-0-7657-0110-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Library of Substance Abuse and; Library of Substance Abuse Treatment; Library of Substance Abuse Tre; Library of Substance Abuse Treatment; Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works