Addiction in Society

Addiction--the thematic malady for our society--entails every type of psychological and societal problem.

by Stanton Peele

Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., has been researching and treating addiction since he wrote Love and Addiction (1975). He also wrote 7 Tools to Beat Addiction. See full bio

May 15, 2008, Media

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Harry Houdini Had Too Much Integrity to Do Therapy on TV

By Stanton Peele on May 15, 2008 in Addiction in Society

Harry Houdini refused to play on people's credulity and fear -- but television therapists do it all the time. Read More

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