title: 'Addiction' phenomenon.
abstract: The term "addiction" has become widespread in our society. In this article, I examine the expansion of the medical addiction metaphor to numerous types of behavior. A review of the largely self-help addiction-related literature, selling tens of millions of copies per year, reveals a common path for recovery from these addictions. Understanding the addiction self-help literature can be of help in assisting our patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Neill
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation