Psychotherapy, Psychological Treatments and the Addictions

ISBN-13: 9780521556750 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 286 str.

F.C.W.a . Gordon Edwards; Griffith Edwards; Christopher Dare

Opis

Treatment of an ever increasing variety of addictive behaviors owes much to a wide range of psychotherapeutic approaches that have tended to roll continuously in and out of fashion. Over recent years, an initiative has been established to appraise critically the use of psychotherapy in all areas of psychiatry. This work serves as a timely review of psychological treatments in the addictions field and provides a rare combination of expertise both from addiction specialists and those who use psychotherapeutic approaches to solve a wide range of personal problems. Its coverage includes contextual ideas that are basic to the choice of approach to therapy, and an exploration of particular treatment strategies. Throughout, this volume provides authoritative statements while engaging the reader in the excitement of debate. It forms a valuable reference that is sure to appeal to a wide range of practitioners and researchers concerned with alcohol and drug abuse.

Recenzje

' … always thought-provoking … reads well, thanks to the skill and experience of the editors.' Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Spis treści

Part I. Backgrounds to Therapeutic Understanding: 1. Addictions over the life course: therapeutic implications G. E.Vaillant; 2. Psychotherapy and the life cycle: individual and family C. Dare; 3. Personal strengths and vulnerability in family and social context G. Gorrell Barnes; 4. Therapy in the eye of history: three episodes from the 19th century experience G. Edwards; Part II. Treatments: 5. Psychotherapy: why do some need more and some need less? S. Davidson; 6. Addictive behaviour: the next clinic appointment G. Edwards; 7. Advances in families and couples therapy E. Asen; 8. Solution focused brief therapy: a co-operative approach to work with clients H. Ratner and D.Yandoli; 9. Recent developments in cognitive and behavioural therapies R.Williams; 10. Cognitive and behavioural treatments for substance misuse M. Gossop; 11. Motivational issues in the treatment of addictive behaviour R. Davidson; 12. Can 'stages of change' provide guidance in the treatment of addictions? A critical examination of Prochaska and Di Clemente's model S. Sutton; 13. Group therapy and the addictions W. F alkowski; 14. Alcoholics Anonymous as a mirror held up to nature G. Edwards; 15. How therapeutic communities work K. Norton; Postscript; 16. A small group experience J. Stern.