The Body in the Mind: Exercise Addiction, Body Image and the Use of Enhancement Drugs - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911623729 ISBN 13: 9781911623724

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Explores the emergence of exercise addiction, body image disorders and the use of enhancement drugs in a society that strives for appearance.

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About the Authors

Ornella Corazza is a Professor of Addiction Science at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Here she leads multidisciplinary teams looking at drugs and other behavioural addictions. She is the President of the International Society for the Study of Emerging Drugs (ISSED) and serves as an expert advisor for national policy makers as well as international bodies, such as the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime, the European Monitoring Agency for Drug and Drug Addictions, and the World Anti-Doping Agency. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health.

Artemisa Rocha Dores is a Coordinator Professor of Psychology at the School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal. She is also a researcher at the Rehabilitation Research Center of the Polytechnic of Porto and at the Neuropsychophysiology Laboratory, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto. She is a member of the supervisory board of the Portuguese Society of Neuropsychology (SNPsy).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911623729
• ISBN 13: 9781911623724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258
• Editor: Corazza Ornella