Publications
In addition to approximately 180 academic papers in over 50 different peer-reviewed journals, I have authored 16 published books (12 first-authored) and edited four others. Probably the best known is my 1985 book, Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions (2nd edition, 2001). The most recent are:
On the Warpath: The Psychology of Public Support for Armed Action.
Orford, J (2024).
New York: Oxford University Press, 2024.
The Gambling Establishment: Challenging the Power of the Modern Gambling Industry and Its Allies.
Orford, J. (2020).
Abingdon, Oxon.: Routledge, 2020.
Power, Powerlessness and Addiction.
Orford, J. (2013).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Addiction Dilemmas: Family Experiences in Literature and Research and their Lessons for Practice.
Orford, J (2012).
Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
An Unsafe Bet? The dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having.
Orford, J. (2011).
Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Community psychology: challenges, controversies and emerging consensus.
Orford, J. (2008).
Chichester: Wiley.
Coping with alcohol and drug problems: the experiences of family members in three contrasting cultures.
Orford, J., Natera, G., Copello, A., Atkinson, C., Mora, J., Velleman, R., Crundall, I., Tiburcio, M., Templeton, L. and Walley, G. (2005).
London: Brunner-Routledge
Excessive Appetites 2nd Edition: A Psychological View of Addictions
Orford, J (2001)
John Wiley & Sons Ltd