Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Beyond Addiction
Thomas G. Beley, PhD, LCSW · 2014
70/100
👍 Worth It
Beley brings twenty-five years of clinical experience to a genuinely important framing: recovery has a science just as addiction does, and grounding that in neurobiology reduces stigma in a meaningful way. Psychiatric Times noticed the empowerment angle, and the dual audience design — for people in recovery and for clinicians — is a real strength. The self-published press is a credibility limitation but not a dealbreaker given the author's credentials.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety85
substance72
craft66
originality68
accuracy72
hype70
age-fit78
human-eye68
Penny’s verdict70
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