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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSpring Journal
ISBN-101882670574
ISBN-139781882670574
eBay Product ID (ePID)72677123
Product Key Features
Book TitleWar of the Gods in Addiction
Number of Pages162 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychopathology / Addiction, Dreams
Publication Year2009
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Psychology
AuthorDavid schön
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal616.8610019
SynopsisExplores, through theoretical and clinical material, modern and ancient myths, and fairy tales, the crucial process of neutralising the archetypal shadow/archetypal evil, an aspect of all true addictions. This work explains how dreams may be used in the diagnosis and treatment of addiction., The War of the Gods of Addiction, based on the correspondence between Bill W., one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, and Swiss psychiatrist, C.G. Jung, proposes an original, groundbreaking, psychodynamic view of addiction. Using insights from Jungian psychology, it demonstrates why the twelve steps of AA really work. It explores, through theoretical and clinical material, modern and ancient myths, and fairy tales, the crucial process of neutralizing the archetypal shadow / archetypal evil, an aspect of all true addictions. It also explains how dreams may be used in the diagnosis and treatment of addiction. This book bridges the longstanding gap between the mental health and twelve-step recovering communities in ways that significantly encourage mutual understanding and benefit.