Addiction and therapy

The Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counseling, Volume IV: Best Practices is the fourth volume in a series of peer-reviewed edited books sponsored by the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA).

Used for thousands of years by indigenous tribes of the Amazon rain forest, the mystical brew ayahuasca is now becoming increasingly popular in the West.

An anthropologist traces the intimate connections between gambling addiction and casino industry design tacticsRecent decades have seen a dramatic shift away from social forms of gambling played around roulette wheels and card tables to solitary gambling at electronic terminals.

Addictive Substances and Neurological Disease: Alcohol, Tobacco, Caffeine, and Drugs of Abuse in Everyday Lifestyles is a complete guide to the manifold effects of addictive substances on the brain, providing readers with the latest developing research on how these substances are implicated in neurological development and dysfunction.

La mayoría de los individuos que desarrollan algún tipo de dependencia de psicotrópicos presentan una vulnerabilidad neuropsicológica que les impide manejar adecuadamente sus emociones y que encuentran, o desearían encontrar en él, así como en otras sustancias adictivas, una "muleta emocional" que les permita enfrentar dichas emociones disruptivas, aunque el resultado de este enfrentamiento frecuentemente suele ser contraproducente, pues el efecto neurotóxico del alcohol y de otros psicotrópicos con los que a menudo se asocia el consumo etílico invalida aún más al individuo para encarar exitosamente su conflictiva existencial.

This overview of prescription drug abuse includes historical background, key concepts, and discussion of the prevalence of drug abuse, treatments, and policy issues implicated in ending the epidemic.

Problems with alcohol use are common and often occur with other psychological and social problems as well.

Helping beginning and experienced therapists cope with the myriad challenges of working in agencies, clinics, hospitals, and private practice, this book distills the leading theories and best practices in the field.

A breakthrough recovery plan for women who struggle with alcoholism, based on a groundbreaking new modelTens of millions of women today drink to excess and their numbers are growing.

This handbook provides mental health professionals with a thorough understanding of the biopsychosocial nature of disordered gambling and shares current evidence-based theories, interventions and strategies to use in clinical practice.

A cohesive addiction treatment model based upon the concept that addiction recovery is a learned skill.

Originally published in 1980, this book presents a detailed account of a series of investigations that examined the patterns of resort to drugs and alcohol use in college youth, and how such substance uses are linked to personality characteristics and daydreaming patterns.

A reference guide that answers the questions people have about addiction and addictive behaviors of all kinds, including drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, Internet usage, and more.

This ground-breaking volume provides readers with both an overview of harm reduction therapy and a series of ten case studies, treated by different therapists, that vividly illustrate this treatment approach with a wide variety of clients.

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviors is a definitive resource about addictive behaviors, emphasizing substance misuse, gambling, and problematic technology use.

The correlation between schizophrenia and substance abuse in psychology is recognized as a growing issue, yet it is one that many practitioners are often ill-prepared to address.

Internet gambling is a rapidly growing phenomenon, which has profound social, psychological, economic, political, and policy implications.

Originally published in 1980, the purpose of this book was to aid a process of rethinking alcoholism treatment.

';The road to full recovery from alcohol addiction is made infinitely easier by following the right diet.

This book is designed to increase the awareness among mental health professionals and educators about the potential sources of support for students struggling with substance abuse, addiction and compulsive behaviors.

At least one of every three Americans has used an illicit drug.

This book is a behaviour-related manual.

Animal Models for Medications Screening to Treat Addiction, the latest volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series, provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research on the topic.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to implement treatments to help smokers give up their habit in a group environment.

The most revolutionary, humanistic guide to counteracting chemical dependency on the market, Chemical Dependency Treatment: Innovative Group Approaches presents group models of intervention with substance using and chemically dependent clients across the continuum of care.

Discover fresh perspectives on alcoholism treatment and research with this enlightening new book describing the work of researchers at the Novosibirsk Medical Institute, USSR.

Alcohol has always been an issue in public health but it is currently assuming increasing importance as a cause of disease and premature death worldwide.

In this new edition, Stephanie Covington includes important new evidence-based data and new proven techniques for her unique and exclusive program, as well as new ways to treat trauma and substance abuse, new principles for gender responsive strategies with women offenders, and a new module on sexuality and women's recovery.

Indigenous Peoples around the world and our allies often reflect on the many challenges that continue to confront us, the reasons behind health, economic, and social disparities, and the best ways forward to a healthy future.

Enrich your knowledge of substance abuse treatment solutions used in diverse cultures within the United States!

Internet gambling has emerged as the most radical change to gambling in recent years.

Working with Drug and Alcohol Users provides an accessible guide to substance use and working with substance users.

Neuroscience for Addiction Medicine: From Prevention to Rehabilitation: Constructs and Drugs is the latest volume from Progress in Brain Research focusing on new trends and developments in addiction research.

This ground-breaking book advances the fundamental debate about the nature of addiction.

Learn what it's like to be a member of an addiction recovery group!

Durch den demografischen Wandel mit einer steigenden Anzahl älterer Menschen rückte in den letzten Jahren die Gesundheitsforschung bezogen auf diese Altersgruppe in das Blickfeld der Forschung.

Drawing on original research on the effectiveness of a therapeutic community (TC) in reducing recidivism among juvenile male offenders, Correctional Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Communities: Reducing Recidivism Through Behavior Change provides a comprehensive review of the current state of drug treatment for the offending population, especially the link between juvenile offending and substance abuse.

The multifaceted nature of harmful substance use and gambling requires interdisciplinary analysis to assess the underlying causes.

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This book focuses on community self-help and support groups specifically in the context of recovery movements in addiction and mental health care.

Updated for todays health care climate, the revised and expanded second edition of this popular volume offers a thorough introduction to clinical work with this difficult-to-treat population.

Substance Use Disorders provides an overview of substance misuse and addresses the neurobiology, pharmacotherapy, and behavioural therapy management of substance use disorders from a clinical perspective.

The goal of this book is to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discussion on the very serious topic of drunkenness.

This book explores the compulsions and trauma that underlie addiction, using an intersubjective approach in seeking to understand the inspirations and challenges arising from the psychoanalytic treatment of addiction, compulsivity, and related dissociative conditions.

This new, and heavily revised, edition of Psychopharmacology, provides a comprehensive scientific study of the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior.

Thoroughly examines the natural history and social etiology of addictive behaviors.

My Life as a Male Anorexic is a uniquely male point of view of anorexia nervosa.

The first book to apply a biographical approach to the life of the heroin user from birth until death.

In The Language of the Heart, Trysh Travis explores the rich cultural history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its offshoots and the larger "e;recovery movement"e; that has grown out of them.