03161nam 2200637Ia 450 991078497180332120230721031039.01-281-14323-597866111432371-84642-679-0(CKB)1000000000409056(EBL)334944(OCoLC)191863716(SSID)ssj0000261854(PQKBManifestationID)11220978(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261854(PQKBWorkID)10269972(PQKB)10526063(MiAaPQ)EBC334944(Au-PeEL)EBL334944(CaPaEBR)ebr10211710(CaONFJC)MIL114323(OCoLC)476145436(EXLCZ)99100000000040905620070907d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrauma, drug misuse, and transforming identities[electronic resource] a life story approach /Kim Etherington ; foreword by Monty DonLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20081 online resource (227 pages.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-493-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.FRONT COVER; Trauma, Drug Misuse and Transforming Identities: A Life Story Approach; Contents; Foreword by Monty Don; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Hannah's Story; Part 1: Setting the Scene; 1. Introduction; 2. Trauma, Drug Misuse and Transforming Identity; Part 2: The Stories; 3. Omar's Story, Part 1; 4. Omar's Story, Part 2; 5. Becky's Story; 6. Steven's Story; 7. Josie's Story; 8. George's Story; 9. John's Story; 10. Levi's Story; Part 3: Thinking across the Stories; 11. Impact of Trauma on Selves and Relationships; 12. Problematic Drug Use and Turning Points; 13. Transforming IdentitiesReferencesSubject Index; Author Index;Looking at the life stories of ex-drug misusers in their own words, this book offers insights into the nature of addiction and how it can be tackled. It examines the links between early childhood experiences and drug misuse and also shows pathways to recovery and transformation. Kim Etherington highlights the therapeutic value of listening to drug misusers' life stories and the importance of understanding how social environments and the wider cultural influences shape people's lives. She encourages people working with drug misusers to challenge pathologising notions of 'spoiled identity', whicDrug abusePatientsBiographyPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychic traumaSelf-perceptionDrug abusePatientsPost-traumatic stress disorder.Psychic trauma.Self-perception.362.29092/2Etherington Kim1488457MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784971803321Trauma, drug misuse, and transforming identities3746117UNINA