Hoarding involves the acquisition of and inability to discard large numbers of possessions that clutter the living area of the person collecting them. It becomes a disorder when the behavior causes significant distress or interferes with functioning. Hoarding can interfere with …
The Oxford Handbook of Hoarding and Acquiring is the first volume to detail the empirical research on hoarding.
"Hoarding involves the acquisition of and inability to discard large numbers of possessions that clutter the living area of the person collecting them. It becomes a disorder when the behavior causes significant distress or interferes with functioning. Epidemiological findings su…
Over the last decade, addiction has affected millions of people throughout the United States, and the numbers are growing.
A history of addiction covers how and why people become addicted to various drugs, food, or activities, and how addictions may be treated.
A fear of contamination drives the most common manifestation of obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) - compulsive washing. This book provides a detailed account of the nature and causes of the various forms of a fear of contamination and their consequences, written by leading ex…
Millions of people hide often debilitating addictions from their closest friends and family. This volume explores how to break the secret keeping habit and get the help and support needed to overcome addiction, rebuild self-esteem and live honestly.
This book explores how to break the secret-keeping habit and get the help and support needed to overcome addiction, rebuild self-esteem, and live honestly.
Every day millions of people do things they hide from friends and family: gambling, shopping, adultery, eating disorders, drug use, and more. In fact, about one in fifteen people is living a secret life. That means somebody close to you may be a Secret Keeper. Or it could be you…
"A New Mexico woman, occupied for weeks with playing online games, was convicted of second-degree murder and child abandonment after allowing her three and a half-year-old daughter to die of malnutrition and dehydration. A Philadelphia man was convicted of third-degree murder fo…
The goal of this transdisciplinary book is to identify the problems and challenges facing implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - from the global, regional and local points of view. The valuation and conservation of biodiversity constitute critical first…
Erst das Geld verleiht dem Glücksspiel seine eigentliche Bedeutung. Geld verkörpert das "Mass aller Dinge" in unserer Gesellschaft, es ermöglicht die Befriedigung vielfältiger Bedürnisse, lässt Träume wahr werden. Einige Spieler verlieren jedoch die Kontrolle über ihr Spielverha…
