Treating Addiction: A Guide for Professionals

Miller, William R.,Forcehimes, Alyssa A.,Zweben, Allen

ISBN 10: 1462540449 / ISBN 13: 9781462540440

Editore: The Guilford Press, 2019

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Riassunto:

This widely respected text and practitioner guide, now revised and expanded, provides a roadmap for effective clinical practice with clients with substance use disorders. Specialists and nonspecialists alike benefit from the authors' expert guidance for planning treatment and selecting from a menu of evidence-based treatment methods. Assessment and intervention strategies are described in detail, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship is emphasized throughout. Lauded for its clarity and accessibility, the text includes engaging case examples, up-to-date knowledge about specific substances, personal reflections from the authors, application exercises, reflection questions, and end-of-chapter bulleted key points.

New to This Edition

• Chapters on additional treatment approaches: mindfulness, contingency management, and ways to work with concerned significant others.
• Chapters on overcoming treatment roadblocks and implementing evidence-based treatments with integrity.
• Covers the new four-process framework for motivational interviewing, diagnostic changes in DSM-5, and advances in pharmacotherapy.
• Updated throughout with current research and clinical recommendations.

Informazioni sull?autore:

William R. Miller, PhD, is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He introduced motivational interviewing in a 1983 article and in the first edition of Motivational Interviewing (1991), coauthored with Stephen Rollnick. Dr. Miller’s research has focused particularly on the treatment and prevention of addictions and more broadly on the psychology of change. He is a recipient of two career achievement awards from the American Psychological Association, the international Jellinek Memorial Award, and an Innovators Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among many other honors. His publications include 65 books and over 400 articles and chapters. His website is https://williamrmiller.net.

Alyssa A. Forcehimes, PhD, is President of The Change Companies and Train for Change. Prior to joining these organizations, she was on the faculty of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Her research focuses on processes of motivation for change and on effective methods for disseminating and teaching evidence-based behavioral treatments in real-world settings. Dr. Forcehimes works in addiction, mental health, and health care settings to develop, implement, and evaluate behavior change practices.

Allen Zweben, PhD, LCSW, is Professor Emeritus and Associate Dean at the Columbia University School of Social Work. His research and publications have focused primarily on innovative assessment and treatment approaches for substance use problems. Dr. Zweben has been a principal investigator on numerous behavioral and medication trials, including two landmark studies funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Project MATCH, a patient–treatment matching study, and the COMBINE study, a project examining the efficacy of combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy interventions for alcohol problems.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Treating Addiction: A Guide for Professionals
Casa editrice: The Guilford Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: seconda edizione