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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453266603321

Autore

Colace Claudio

Titolo

Drug Dreams : Clinical and Research Implications of Dreams about Drugs in Drug-addicted Patients / / Claudio Colace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018

ISBN

0-367-32422-9

0-429-89879-7

0-429-47402-4

1-78241-134-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

362.29

Soggetti

Dreams

Drugs

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Phenomenology -- part II. Clinical and therapeutic aspects -- part III. Dream research and theory.

Sommario/riassunto

""Drug dreams"", or the dreams in which drug-dependent patients use or attempt to use the drugs that they are addicted to, are a well-documented clinical phenomenon in various forms of drug addiction. Authors have highlighted their clinical, prognostic and therapeutic usefulness, since they provide information about the patients' ""drug craving"", their ability to cope with it, and their motivation to stay clean and sober. However, the study of drug dreams also reveals several implications and inspiration for general dream research and theory, especially with respect to the recent neuropsychol