Helmut Kuntz: Sucht und Spiritualität

Reviewed by Prof. Dr. Stephan Quensel, 2026-06-30
Translated from German version by DeepL

Helmut Kuntz: Sucht und Spiritualität. Abhängigkeit weiter denken, neu verstehen, verbundener behandeln. Schattauer (Stuttgart) 2025. 198 pages. ISBN 978-3-608-40192-9. D: 34,00 EUR, A: 35,00 EUR.

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The author demonstrates – almost unwittingly – just how closely the interactions between the addiction therapist and the addiction patient are psychologically intertwined: In the belief in the addict’s addiction, the ‘evil elemental’, just as in the belief in the addiction therapist’s explanatory guru-like power.

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