The Effectiveness of Treatments for Smartphone Addiction
From dumbphones to comprehensive psychotherapy, we look at a range of interventions and treatments for smartphone addiction.
Will You or Won’t You: The Biased Choice Model of Addiction
The biased choice model of addiction argues that addiction is not a chronic brain disease and can be beaten with cognitive behavioral therapy.
New Research Into the Use of Oxytocin in the Treatment of Addiction
A handful of recent studies show seemingly remarkable results from using oxytocin in the treatment of addiction.
Why Addiction Is Not a Chronic Brain Disease
In a new book, Dr. Reinout W. Wiers asks if addiction is a chronic brain disease, how come most who suffer get better without treatment.
Is Addiction Really a Chronic Brain Disease?
Dr. Reinout W. Wiers summarizes the arguments in favor of classifying addiction as a chronic brain disease.
Akrasia and a New Approach to Addiction Recovery
Akrasia is acting against one’s own best interests, and it’s behind a new book on addiction by Dutch psychologist, Reinout W. Wiers.