The Captive Imagination - Addiction, Reality and our Search for Meaning

If depression was the word for a previous generation, addiction is certainly ours to inherit. The Captive Imagination shows us the depth of our addictive passions for so much more than substances--for comfort, for narratives, and for a feeling of control. In a world that is more and more impoverished on the level of imagination, we can only but grow more and more addictive in our search for stability, even when that can only be the most predictable delights and pains. Elias Dakwar shows us how to unearth and let breathe this fundamentally human will-to-be>

Info autore

Elias Dakwar is an associate professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and a practising psychiatrist, working primarily with people suffering from addiction. He has been investigating novel treatments for addiction for over a decade, and most recently his research has focused on combining ketamine, meditation and psychotherapy to disrupt substance abuse disorders. His work has been published in numerous medical and academic journals, and he has spoken at conferences around the world.

Relazione

In rich and arresting prose, and with radical originality, Dakwar expands initial, pragmatic insights about addiction into a far-reaching examination of authenticity, exploring how we define a happy life, a good life, a valid life Andrew Solomon, author of THE NOONDAY DEMON

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elias Dakwar
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781802063769
• ISBN: 978-1-80206-376-9
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Popular psychology, Addiction & therapy, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Addiction and therapy