Addiction and therapy

This fully updated edition of the essential reference Understanding Drugs provides a complete overview of the key facts and core issues surrounding substance misuse.

Does cannabis really trigger schizophrenia?

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

With contributions from well-respected figures in the field, this book explores the use of narrative and image in the therapeutic treatment of trauma and addiction.

An indispensable guide to the deeply philosophical concerns at the heart of every addict's struggle.

Recovery from prescription painkiller or heroin addiction can feel impossible, with low numbers of people sustaining recovery.

Based on a curriculum that was successfully implemented and evaluated at Stepping Stone, a drug and alcohol treatment program in San Diego, Sexual Health in Recovery offers counselors a chance to understand and integrate basic sexual health principles into their work.

Drug addictions are often difficult to treat.

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic Community (TC) theory and its practical "e;whole person"e; approach to the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related problems.

Historically researchers of neuroscience and psychology have believed that the cerebral cortex produces the unique mental capacities of human beings.

People have been using tobacco in a variety of forms for centuries.

People have been using tobacco in a variety of forms for centuries.

Deciding your life is worth living after losing almost everything can be the greatest challenge in a person's life.

Through stories and conversations, Drs.

Through stories and conversations, Drs.

Where there is data there are questions of ownership, leaks, and worries about misuse.

The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains workWe see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that?

Alcohol misuse is becoming an increasingly significant issue for people aged 55 and over, and providing effective counselling services to this growing client group requires a unique and specialised approach.

DSM-V broke new ground in May of 2013, designating a new disorder called "e;behavioral addiction.

This insightful book is a synoptic presentation of Causes and Treatment of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction.

Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment provides a state-of-the-art compilation of assessment and treatment practices with proven effectiveness.

Recent scientific advances have provided substantial information on the brain circuits and pathways relevant to various aspects of dependence.

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.

This volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on the molecular basis of drug addiction.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has become a useful treatment for a range of clinical problems and is no longer limited to the treatment of suicidal behaviors or borderline personality disorder.

Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability.

This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields.

Whether drinking Red Bull, relieving chronic pain with oxycodone, or experimenting with Ecstasy, Americans participate in a culture of self-medication, using psychoactive substances to enhance or manage our moods.

“Accessible and enjoyable.

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.

How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze usHow do magicians make us see the impossible?

This book is a treatment manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions.

Innovative and humane treatment of patients with substance use disorders distinguishes this highly esteemed practitioner and major psychodynamic thinker.

This is a comprehensive clinical resource for addiction counselors who want to learn about the psychological components of the problem, for individual therapists-dynamic, cognitive, and behavioral-who want to understand systems approaches in order to draw on a broader repertoire of useful interventions, and for couple and family therapists who want to learn more about the intrapsychic, biological, and pharmacological aspects of addiction.

Companionship for the lifelong journey of recoveryIn Addiction and Recovery: A Spiritual Pilgrimage, Martha Postlethwaite--pastor and a person in recovery--reflects on her pilgrimage of healing through valleys of despair and vistas of resurrection.

The definitive book on ethics for chemical dependency treatment professionals.

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.

What is the connection between autism and addiction?

Cannabis is at the centre of ongoing controversial and often confused debate.

Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol exposes the unexplored problem of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with everyday life.

This international collection examines the opportunities for using music-induced states of altered consciousness to promote physical and mental healing, treat substance dependence, and in spiritual and palliative care.

Drug problems have a profound impact on families.

Follow the author as he goes on a harrowing journey from the US Olympic Training Center to homeless shelters to shooting heroin on the job to being declared dead.

A practical collection of evidence-based treatment modalities designed to assist the reader in developing the understanding and skills necessary to construct a solid foundation of recovery.

Elhajj uses the principles learned in his 12-step program to forge a powerful bond with the son he left behind at age 3, as that boy grows to maturity and a new closeness with his father.

Real solutions to the unexpected threats that endanger long-term recovery written for a woman's unique experience.

A comprehensive volume on addiction medicine designed for therapists and counselors practicing in or entering the field of addiction treatment.

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.

For anyone who's ever sensed that there must be something more .

While many people become adept at recovery and learn to live by the principles embodied in the Twelve Steps, they receive little or no guidance in the practical management of their spiritual condition.