Addiction and therapy

Childhood and Chemical Abuse highlights the most recent prevention and intervention strategies for fighting substance abuse among children and adolescents.

The incidence of aggression and violence is of wide concern.

Originally published in 1980, recent research had produced new insights into how, at the biochemical level, alcohol and other drugs of abuse can impair metabolic and neuropsychiatric functions.

Does success in school protect teenagers from drug use?

The Sage Handbook of Addiction Psychology presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the science behind the psychology of addiction, offering a crucial resource for psychologists engaged in both research and practice.

Suchthelfer stoßen häufig auf rechtliche Fragestellungen: Hat sich mein drogenabhängiger Klient strafbar gemacht?

The Unmaking of Crime documents the pathways of offenders reforming their journey and desisting from crime, and assesses the opportunities and limitations of the criminal justice system in aiding this process.

Written in scientific prose that can also be understood by the layperson, this comprehensive volume is a must-read for those working in the addiction field and anyone interested in learning more about this devastating disease.

In 2015, 20.

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.

This third edition of Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior provides a comprehensive overview of the brain and explores the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence.

This book offers an innovative, trans-diagnostic approach to enhancing self-control in adolescents based directly on personality and social psychological science.

A comprehensive and critical review of literature regarding the relationships between physical illness and drugs of abuse.

Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure examines new medical approaches for predicting the developmental progress of children who have been exposed to drugs in utero.

The British system of dealing with drug addiction is notable for its flexibility and its capacity to adapt to changing circumstances.

An enlightening discussion of the major issues related to the prevention and treatment of adolescent substance abuse.

Particularly among children and adolescents who have become severely addicted at an early age, there is a strong correlation between addiction, trauma and attachment disorder as a frequent form of comorbidity.

Examine an innovative strategy for fighting the war on drugs!

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.

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of drug-related death bereavement to increase understanding and help direct scientific research, with contributions from across the globe.

The British system of dealing with drug addiction is notable for its flexibility and its capacity to adapt to changing circumstances.

This book has been replaced by Finding Your Best Self, Revised Edition: Recovery from Addiction, Trauma, or Both, ISBN 978-1-4625-3989-5.

A Very Fine House is an intimate memoir of a mother's Norman Rockwell family turned upside down by her daughter's descent into meth addiction and crime.

Addictive behaviors beg for an informed explanation to guide patients, families, students, and clinicians through the maddening and often incomprehensible nature of the addictions.

Addiction and the Gospel explores the power of the gospel to address substance abuse by healing the very root cause, not simply covering the symptoms.

The prevalence of substance abuse in the severely mentally ill ishigher than that in the general population, making this a seriousissue for clinicians.

- Neuer positiver Ansatz in der Suchttherapie: Die Wirksamkeit der LST in der Rückfallprävention ist wissenschaftlich belegt- Wichtiger Aspekt in der Therapie: Starker Einbezug der Angehörigen- Umfassend: Grundlagen und Manual in einem Buch- Aus der Praxis für die Praxis: Autoren haben das Konzept entwickelt und wenden es in ihrer Klinik anBei Menschen, die eine Therapie für Abhängigkeitserkrankungen beginnen,überwiegen meist Gefühle wie Scham und Schuld – Scham, dass sie dieseKrankheit entwickelt haben und dass sie es nicht allein geschafft haben,abstinent zu leben; Schuld, dass sie Angehörige und Freunde belasten.

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.

Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment presents a comprehensive review of information on adolescent addiction, including prevalence and co-morbidity rates, risk factors to addiction, and prevention and treatment strategies.

Emotion Regulation Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders provides step-by-step, detailed procedures for assessing and treating emotion regulation difficulties in individuals diagnosed with an alcohol use disorder (AUD).

An innovative guide for all physicians, especially psychiatrists, who are challenged to work with complex, resource demanding patients.

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change.

Aging and Creativity examines the effects of aging on creative functioning, including age-related changes in cognition, personality, and motivation that affect performance or output.

This book emphasizes the importance of integrative care among the healthcare professionals involved in addiction treatment and includes a plan for executing and assessing the success of the system.

Addictions have increased markedly in contemporary societies over the past decades.

Through the voices of twenty-one women, Karen Way presents the most objective, complete, and compassionate picture of what anorexia nervosa is about and, more importantly, of the complex individual variables and obstacles in the journey to recovery.

The most comprehensive source for the latest research and practice techniques for diagnosing and treating addictive disorders "e;This book brings together an array of international experts on addictive disorders.

This book examines performance practices that involve people in recovery from addiction, theorising such practices as recovery-engaged.

Flexible Applications of Cognitive Processing Therapy: Evidence-Based Treatment Methods provides a detailed roadmap on how to apply therapy to a wide-range of complex patients.

The study of drug effects on behaviour and psychological processes has a long history.

Explore effective, innovative ways to foster healthy relationships!

Drugs and the Future presents 13 reviews collected to present the new advances in all areas of addiction research, including knowledge gained from mapping the human genome, the improved understanding of brain pathways and functions that are stimulated by addictive drugs, experimental and clinical psychology approaches to addiction and treatment, as well as both ethical considerations and social policy.

This timely volume explores the possible reasons that young people turn to drugs, the most effective methods to manage those who are afflicted, and ways to educate youth to prevent their initial drug involvement.

This book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of children's services when there are concerns about the safety and welfare of children.

The internet has transformed the world we live in, but it also poses new risks to our psychological well-being.

Using novel, bioethical framing alongside critical and comprehensive analysis of harm reduction approaches, this cutting-edge book addresses the multifaceted and transdisciplinary issue of drug addiction in society, exploring how addiction can be conceptualized from various disciplinary perspectives for positive policy outcomes.

The practice of medicine is both learned and advanced through the compilation and study of cases -- vignettes that record the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of individual patients and diseases.

Cigarette smoking is the single greatest preventable cause of death, disease, and disability in the United States.

In most countries, problematic drug use is dealt with primarily as a criminal justice issue, rather than a health issue.