The Value of Adopting a Human Science Perspective in the Management and Treatment of Addiction

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In this article I argue that it is possible and valuable to adopt a human science perspective on addiction as a supplement to the predominant natural scientific approach to treatment and policy making. I make this argument by pinpointing some of the problematic aspects of basing policy decisions and treatment interventions exclusively on a natural scientific view of addiction, and by giving examples of how a human science perspective on addiction offers a useful alternative from which to base such decisions. A review of two human science dissertations on the experience of being an alcoholic is used to illustrate some possible contributions to the treatment and understanding of addictions that can be derived from a human science perspective.View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSAddiction, alcoholism, human science, existential phenomenologyRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2010.511058