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Hindi Journal of Addictive Behaviors,Therapy & RehabilitationISSN: 2324-9005
Bonnie K. Lee Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
evaluation; Knowledge transfer barriers, facilitators and strategies,Cultural values and beliefs in addiction and mental health,Immigration experience in addiction and mental health
Department of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada
Biography
Dr. Bonnie Lee, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (Addictions Counselling). Dr. Lee obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Ottawa. A Registered Marriage and Family Therapist and a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Lee favors an ecological, human systems paradigm in her teaching, clinical practice and research. Dr. Lee driving force is the desire to enhance the lives and health of individuals in their contexts of family, culture, and society.
Publications
Editorial Open Access
Addiction: A Runaway Phenomenon of Our Time?
Author(s): Bonnie K. Lee
Addiction: A Runaway Phenomenon of Our Time?
Is addiction a runaway phenomenon of the 21st century? The answer depends on the definitions we use. Addiction is a common term referring to behaviors of a compulsive, consuming nature that an individual has difficulty relinquishing despite its adverse consequences to oneself and others. However, in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual- IV-TR, addiction is not a diagnostic category. Substance abuse and dependency are classified under Substance Abuse Disorders while other compulsive behaviors, such pathological gambling and kleptomania, are currently classified as Impulse Control Disorders. A Task Force is considering the addition o... view more»
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