Comparative Treatment Series - Substance Abuse [[electronic resource] ] : A Practitioner's Guide to Comparative Treatments

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451805803321
• Autore: Dowd E. Thomas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer Publishing Company, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-82334-8; 9786610823345; 0-8261-2112-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Collana: Springer series on comparative treatments for psychological disorders Comparative treatments of substance abuse
• Disciplina: 616.86/06; 616.8606
• Soggetti: Electronic books; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Psychotherapy; Substance abuse -- Treatment; Substance abuse; Substance abuse - Treatment; Substance-Related Disorders; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Mental Disorders; Diseases; Psychiatry and Psychology; Substance Abuse Disorders; Psychiatry; Health & Biological Sciences; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Contributors; Series Editor's Note; CH 1. Substance Abuse in American Society; CH 2. Outcome Research in Substance Abuse Treatment; CH 3. The Case of ""Paul""; CH 4. A Psychodynamic ; Approach to Treatment; CH 5. Behavioral Systems Approach; CH 6. Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse; CH 7. Thinking Your Way Clean: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy With a Poly-Substance Abuser; CH 8. Client-Centered and Holistic Approach for Older Persons With Addiction Problems; CH 9. Client-Driven, Research-Guided Treatment for Substance Users: Bringing Harm Reduction to Clinical Practice; CH 10. Relapse Prevention and Harm Reduction in the Treatment of Co-Occuring Addiction and Mental Health ProblemsCH 11. Family Therapy; CH 12. Application of the Community Reinforcement Approach; CH 13. The Case of Paul: A Systematic Approach to Ericksonian Utilization and Therapeutic Change; CH 14. Comparative Treatments: Summary and Conclusions; Appendix: Comparison of Approaches to the Case of Paul: Responding to the Questions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Addresses a clinical problem seen by most mental health professionals - the abuse of drugs and alcohol. This work also discusses the same case to illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of different therapeutic approaches to substance abuse. Treatment modalities include: psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, REBT, family therapy, and more.