Harry Potter and the end of the road: Parallels with addiction

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-277

  Rudski, Jeffrey Michael ^a   Segal, Carli ^a   Kallen, Eli ^a  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Craving; Dependence; Depression; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749101357     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350802334595     Document Type: Article

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