Name: Dopamine Nation
SKU: 54543478
Price: 575.00 TWD
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Author: Anna Lembke
ISBN: 9781472294159

Type

Physical Book

Author

Anna Lembke

Publisher

Gardners

Year

2023

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.7x13 cm

ISBN

9781472294159

ISBN13

9781472294159

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke (Author) · Gardners · Paperback

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Synopsis "Dopamine Nation "

Her stories have the power to transform your life Lori Gottlieb, bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Radically changes the way we think about mental illness, pleasure, pain, reward and stress Daniel Levitin, bestselling author of The Organized Mind Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent and cleverly argued Beth Macy, author of Dopesick We are a wired generation. In these fast-paced times we are constantly bombarded by high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli. From texting to social media, food to drugs, gambling to shopping, we have become addicted to fleeting and distracting pleasures that are making us sick. In Dopamine Nation, psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr Anna Lembke reveals why our relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain and what we can do about it. Bringing together cutting-edge neuroscience with the gripping real life experiences from her clinical practice, Lembke explores how contentment and connectedness are essential tools in keeping dopamine in check. This is an essential book for anyone wanting to find a balance for a happier life.

Anna Lembke

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Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine and head of the Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford Addiction Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities at Yale University and her medical degree at Stanford University. As a clinical scholar, she has published over a hundred peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and commentaries in prestigious journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. Among her most notable works are "Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop" (2016), where she analyzes the role of doctors in the opioid crisis in the United States, and "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" (2021), which explores how the constant pursuit of pleasure can lead to pain and addiction. These publications, framed within the genre of medicine and public health, have solidified her reputation as an expert in the study and treatment of addictions.

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