"Widely adopted, this state-of-the-art text and clinical resource captures the breadth of current knowledge about substance abuse and its treatment. For each of the major evidence-based treatment approaches, a chapter on basic assumptions and theories is followed by a chapter on…
"Providing a framework for treating substance use disorders (SUDs) in office-based psychotherapy, the second edition of this trusted work has been updated throughout and features two entirely new chapters. The authors show how clinicians from any background can leverage the ther…
The misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of long term and chronic conditions…
Alcohol use: consumption and costs - Alcohol use: society and politics - Alcohol in the body - Definitions - The nature of alcohol use disorders - The detection of alcohol use disorders - Medical problems - Problems in the Emergency Dept and their solutions - Alcohol and the you…
This book serves as a concise and practical guide on the application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to problem drinking. Divided into five chapters it provides: a detailed account of the cognitive and behavioural processes involved in the development and maintenance of p…
"Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Problem Drinking provides a sound introduction to the theory and practice of CBT and is presented in such a way as to be of practical use to those wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills in this area. There is much here which will also be…
"This book serves as a concise and practical guide for practitioners using cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with clients who use alcohol in a harmful way. Throughout the book, Marcantonio Spada uses functional analysis and case formulation paradigms to examine the cause and m…
"The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefi…
"The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefi…
The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit…
Contains the three-step holistic program to total recovery that is the basis of the successful Passages approach. You will learn: the three steps to permanent sobriety; how to create a personalized, holistic treatment program to completely cure your dependency; the four causes o…
This book presents new research responding to parental misuse of drugs and alcohol and its effect on children and the family unit. The use of motivational interviewing in child and family settings provides challenges for social workers dealing with these complex issues.
This book presents new research responding to parental misuse of drugs and alcohol and its effect on children and the family unit. The use of motivational interviewing in child and family settings provides challenges for social workers dealing with these complex issues.
Programs for treating substance abuse should be built on a foundation of evidence-based knowledge. This guide presents the findings from more than 1,600 studies on the effectiveness of different treatments.
