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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876905303321

Autore

Ryan Frank <1944->

Titolo

Cognitive therapy for addiction : motivation and change / / Frank Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Mass., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

1-118-31647-9

1-299-15903-6

1-118-31652-5

1-118-31655-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/227

Soggetti

Compulsive behavior - Treatment

Substance abuse - Treatment

Cognitive therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The tenacity of addiction -- Existing cognitive behavioural accounts of addiction and substance misuse -- Core processes in addiction -- A cognitive approach to understanding the compulsive nature of addiction -- Vulnerability factors in addiction -- Motivation and engagement -- Managing impulses and craving -- Managing mood -- Maintaining change -- Future directions & concluding comments.

Sommario/riassunto

An innovative new approach to addiction treatment that pairs cognitive behavioural therapy with cognitive neuroscience, to directly target the core mechanisms of addiction. Offers a focus on addiction that is lacking in existing cognitive therapy accountsUtilizes various approaches, including mindfulness, 12-step facilitation, cognitive bias modification, motivational enhancement and goal-setting and, to combat common road blocks on the road to addiction recoveryUses neuroscientific findings to explain how willpower becomes compromised-and how it can