Anna Lembke

American psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist; professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and author of the book 'Dopamine Nation'.

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  1. 1. Nação Dopamina

    Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

    A psychiatrist blends neuroscience, patient stories, and cultural critique to show how an abundance of easily accessed pleasures—social media, drugs, food, sex, shopping—has hijacked the brain’s dopamine system and produced widespread compulsive behaviors; she explains the brain’s pain–pleasure balance, why modern temptation makes it harder to stop, and why addiction can look like ordinary overconsumption. The book offers practical, evidence-based strategies for recovery and resilience—intentional abstinence, tolerating discomfort, setting boundaries, rediscovering meaning and social connection, and using both medical and behavioral tools—to help individuals and societies restore balance and regain control over impulsive reward-seeking.

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