Chained to the desk : a guidebook for workaholics, their partners and children, and the clinicians who treat them / Bryan E. Robinson.

Americans love a hard worker. The worker who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and ultimately to physical and mental c...

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Main Author: Robinson, Bryan E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Edition:Third edition.
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Summary:Americans love a hard worker. The worker who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and ultimately to physical and mental collapse. Intended for anyone touched by what Robinson calls "the best-dressed problem of the twenty-first century," Chained to the Desk provides an inside look at workaholism's impact on those who live and work with work addicts-partners, spouses, children, and colleagues-as well as the appropri
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814770696
081477069X
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.