Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham. His books on addiction include Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions and An Unsafe Bet?: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having.
An examination of the concept of community psychology, which teaches social workers and psychologists how to understand people within their social spheres and how to use this understanding to improve... (more)