Excessive Appetites A Psychological View of Addictions

Jim Orford trained in clinical psychology at the Maudsley Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry, London, and later obtained his PhD at the Addiction Research Unit at the Institute. His career has involved substantial commitments to the development of services for people with alcohol problems in Exeter, and the training of clinical psychologists in Exeter and later in Birmingham. He now heads the Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction Research Group at the University of Birmingham.Orford, Jim is the author of 'Excessive Appetites A Psychological View of Addictions', published 2001 under ISBN 9780471499473 and ISBN 0471499471.