Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Psychopathology - Addiction

Mental health practitioners must be prepared to treat addiction-related issues√>=affecting up to 50% of mental health clients√>=whether or not clients present with addiction as a primary concern. This practical roadmap to the treatment of addictions advocates an underutilized√>=yet highly effective√>=method of intervention: eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. It is the first book to integrate the Stages of Change Model with EMDR's phases for successful treatment outcome. The book addresses the scope of problems relating to addiction,...

For forty years, H. Leroy Thompson served as a counselor and a trainer of counselors, with a focus on chemical dependency. During this time, he has come to realize that, as significant as theory is to counseling, when it comes to effective results, practice is the key.

"Unwrapping the Gifts of Recovery" is a valuable resource for chemical dependency counselors that mentions theory, but focuses on practice. Full of guides, step-by-step processes, and counselor exercises, this book teaches tools that professionals can apply to achieve more effective outcomes in their counseling practices....

In the time of Freud, the typical psychoanalytic patient was afflicted with neurotic disorders; however, the modern-day psychotherapy patient often suffers instead from a variety of addictive disorders. As the treatment of neurotic disorders based on unconscious conflicts cannot be applied to treatment of addictive disorders, psychoanalysis has been unable to keep pace with the changes in the type of patient seeking help. To address the shift and respond to contemporary patients' needs, Ulman and Paul present a thorough discussion of addiction that studies and analyzes treatment options....

When a forty-three-year-old medical doctor sought treatment for chronic alcoholism, author Dr. Michael Mullan determined that George J. also suffered from depression and would require an integrative treatment approach to ensure a successful outcome.

In Integrative Dual Diagnosis Treatment Approach to an Individual with Alcoholism and Coexisting Endogenous Depression, Mullan:

- Describes the details of the case - Reviews the literature related to the clinical problems of dealing with alcoholism and alcoholism with co-existing mental illness - Includes an overview of the dually...

When a forty-three-year-old medical doctor sought treatment for chronic alcoholism, author Dr. Michael Mullan determined that George J. also suffered from depression and would require an integrative treatment approach to ensure a successful outcome.

In Integrative Dual Diagnosis Treatment Approach to an Individual with Alcoholism and Coexisting Endogenous Depression, Mullan:

- Describes the details of the case - Reviews the literature related to the clinical problems of dealing with alcoholism and alcoholism with co-existing mental illness - Includes an overview of the dually...

Problem gambling is a recognised mental disorder and a significant public health issue internationally. A Clinician's Guide to Working with Problem Gamblers introduces the reader to the concept of problem gambling as an illness, it describes the current gambling habits and explores the way problem gambling may present in an individual. This guide is the product of a collaboration between two of the country's most eminent experts on problem gambling as a psychiatric disorder.

Bowden-Jones and George bring together contributions from leading clinicians working in the...

This timesaving resource features:

• Treatment plan components for 25 behaviorally based presenting problems
• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions--plus space to record your own treatment plan options
• A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors

The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care...

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Addiction is a complex problem that requires more nuanced responses. Transforming Addiction advances addictions research and treatment by promoting transdisciplinary collaboration, the integration of sex and gender, and issues of trauma and mental health. The authors demonstrate these shifts and offer a range of tools, methods, and strategies for responding to the complex factors and forces that produce and shape addiction. In addition to providing practical examples of innovation from a range of perspectives, the contributors...

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Addiction is a complex problem that requires more nuanced responses. Transforming Addiction advances addictions research and treatment by promoting transdisciplinary collaboration, the integration of sex and gender, and issues of trauma and mental health. The authors demonstrate these shifts and offer a range of tools, methods, and strategies for responding to the complex factors and forces that produce and shape addiction. In addition to providing practical examples of innovation from a range of perspectives, the contributors...

Problem gambling is a recognised mental disorder and a significant public health issue internationally. A Clinician's Guide to Working with Problem Gamblers introduces the reader to the concept of problem gambling as an illness, it describes the current gambling habits and explores the way problem gambling may present in an individual. This guide is the product of a collaboration between two of the country's most eminent experts on problem gambling as a psychiatric disorder.

Bowden-Jones and George bring together contributions from leading clinicians working in the...