BOOK LIST | ADDICTION |
Back to Book List Addiction: General
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Let Go Now - Embracing Detachment, Set Boundaries and Make Your Life Your Own |
Casey, Karen |
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The Heart of Addiction |
Dodes, Lance |
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Changing for Good: A Revolutionary 6-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward |
Prochaska, James & Norcross, John |
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It's Not Okay to Be a Cannibal: How to Keep Addiction from Eating Your Family Alive |
Wainwright, Andrew & Poznanovich, Robert |
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| Dare to Confront: How to Intervene when Someone You Care About Has an Alcohol or Drug Problem | Wright, Bob & Wright, Deborah George |
Hoarding
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Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things |
Frost Randy O. & Steketee, Gail |
Highly recommended |
Pornography
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Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time |
Arterburn, Stephen & Stoeker, Fred |
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In the Shadow of the Net |
Carnes, Patrick |
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Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction |
Carnes, Patrick |
Classic text on the subject, some find it unhelpful |
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Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts |
Carnes, Stephanie |
Great book for spouses of sex/porn addict |
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The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide for Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography |
Maltz, Wendy & Maltz, Larry |
Relationship repair as a part of the recovery process |
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Confronting Your Spouse’s Pornography Problem |
Reid, Rory |
Author specializes in treating pornography addiction |
Sex
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Author |
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Intimate Treason |
Black, Claudia & Tripodi, Cara |
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In the Shadow of the Net |
Carnes, Patrick |
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Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction |
Carnes, Patrick |
Classic text on the subject, some find it unhelpful |
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The Heart of Addiction |
Dodes, Lance |
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Lonely All the Time |
Earle, Ralph |
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The Myth of Sex Addiction |
Ley, David |
Controversial/provocative perspective-includes info on range of male sexuality |
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Escape from Intimacy |
Schaef, Anne Wilson |
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Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal |
Steffens, Barbara |
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Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior: Rethinking Sex Addiction |
Vigorito, Michael |
Sex-positive perspective |
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Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men |
Weiss, Robert |
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| Treating Out of Control Sexual Behavior | Braun-Harvey, Douglas & Vigorito, Michael A. |
Substance Abuse
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Author |
Comments |
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Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon |
Al-Anon Family Group |
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| One Day at a Time in Al-Anon |
Al-Anon Family Group |
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Codependent No More |
Beattie, Melody |
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The Language of Letting Go |
Beattie, Melody |
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More Language of Letting Go |
Beattie, Melody |
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12 Stupid Things that Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action |
Berger, Allen |
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At Wit's End: What You Need to Know When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Addiction and Mental Illness |
Boriskin, Jerry & Jay, Jeff |
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Let Go Now - Embracing Detachment, Set Boundaries and Make Your Life Your Own |
Casey, Karen |
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Addict in the Family - Stories of Loss, Hope and Recovery |
Conyers, Beverly |
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The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry |
Dodes, Lance & Dodes, Zachary |
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Addiction as an Attachment Disorder |
Flores, Phillip |
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When Someone You Care About Abuses Drugs and Alcohol: When to Act, What to Say |
Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation |
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http://www.hazelden.org/ |
Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation |
Great resources |
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Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention |
Jay, Jeff & Jay, Debra |
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Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism & Drug Addiction |
Jay, Jeff & Jay, Debra |
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Intervention: How to Help Someone Who Doesn't Want Help |
Johnson, Vernon |
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Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism |
Ketcham, Katherine & Asbury, William |
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Codependency for Dummies |
Lancer, Darlene |
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts |
Mate, Gabor & Levine, Peter A. |
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Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening |
Meyers, Robert & Wolfe, Brenda |
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Changing for Good: A Revolutionary 6-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward |
Prochaska, James & Norcross, John |
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Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug & Alcohol Problems |
Tatarsky, Andrew |
Center for Optimal Living |
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Can I Keep Drinking? How You Can Decide When Enough is Enough |
Turner, Cindi |
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It's Not Okay to Be a Cannibal: How to Keep Addiction from Eating Your Family Alive |
Wainwright, Andrew & Poznanovich, Robert |
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Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families |
Whitfield, Charles |
Substance Abuse: Children/Adolescents
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Author |
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How to Tell When Kids Are in Trouble with Alcohol/Drugs: Parenting for Prevention Information Series |
Johnson, Minn |
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Is Your Kid Using Drugs? Warning Signs For Parents |
Moyer, Niki |
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Choices and Consequences: What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs |
Schaefer, Dick |
Trauma
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Author |
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Trauma and the Twelve Steps: A Complete Guide for Enhancing Recovery |
Marich, Jamie |