What is addiction?

This video is presented by Dr Athanasios Hassoulas. Dr Hassoulas describes the symptoms and causes of addiction.

He then goes on to explain how this mental health problem is diagnosed and treated. At the end of the video, Dr Hassoulas recommends resources for further information and support.

The approach to identifying and treating addiction in this video is based on mainstream (Western, or secular) understandings of mental health.

You can find a link to the slides used in Dr Hassoulas’ presentation below, you can download and keep these for reference.