PSYC 412 - Addiction and Recovery

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: PSYC 121.
Students focus not only on the etiology of addiction, but also on the process of recovery. Students explore historical and modern concepts and interventions utilized in addiction and recovery to appreciate addiction as a chronic disease, a disorder, and a behavioral phenomenon. The student compares and contrasts the efficacy of various models of addiction, treatment, and recovery. Current developments in neuroscience and impact of technology and social media on treatment and recovery are examined.