On 15 November 2022, Duncan Raistrick interviewed consultant clinical psychologist Robin Davidson for the Addiction Lives series. Here they talk about Robin’s first introductions to transformative change and recovery through his father’s work, ‘standing on the shoulders of giants’ in the addiction field, and the need for comprehensive, theoretically-based interventions.

"If I was living life over again, I wouldn’t change it one bit. I think that our speciality has so much to offer in terms of behavioural change, in terms of this motivation, commitment and all of these sorts of things, that it’s a joy as a clinical psychologist to work in addictions and I think that yeah, I don’t think I would change it."

Addiction Lives is a print and online collaboration between Addiction and the Society for the Study of Addiction, and is edited by Professor Virginia Berridge with support from Jean O’Reilly. The series focuses on the views and personal experiences of people who have made particular contributions to the evolution of ideas in the journal’s field of interest.

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