Luca’s life is perfect; he has a loving mother, a father he idolizes and a strong bond with his twin sister. But by 15, life as he knows it, is over. He sits in juvenile detention, responsible for the deaths of two people, his family destroyed...
Offers a comprehensive review of the research on both standard approaches to continuing care and adaptive models that emphasize more flexible protocols, less treatment burden and greater convenience for patients and more attention to patient preference with regard to components of care.
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: EMDR. It is the first book to ......
Causes, Consequences and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders
This book is newly revised to include special settings (such as court systems and disasters) and special populations (such as veterans), clarifies issues specific to trauma, PTSD, and substance abuse and translates quantitative and qualitative data into recommendations for clinicians, researchers, and administrators.
The book takes a comprehensive, no-holds-barred look at the easy path to drug addiction and the tough road to recovery. This book can help people confront addiction in their own lives and in their families by exploring the biological roots of addiction and the way addicts are allowed to deny their addiction by compassionate, well-meaning people.
Family relationships change dramatically when one or more members stops drinking. Far from offering a "quick fix" to family problems, in fact, the first years of sobriety are often marked by continuing tension. This text covers this topic.
Weaving case studies from the wars against AIDS and drugs with an empirical analysis of congressional action on these issues, this title shows how members of Congress balance problem solving with re-election concerns, paying particular attention to their need to craft compelling rationales for their actions.
America has a history of drug panics in which social problems have been blamed on the effects of some harmful substance. In the last forty years, such panics have often focused on synthetic or designer drugs and rave drugs. Fear of these substances has provided critical justification for the continuing war on drugs.
Substance abuse treatment in the US is not a smooth continuum of services available to all those who seek them. This comprehensive guide evaluates and summarises all available substance abuse treatment settings and approaches, including in-patient, outpatient, 12-step programmes, and more. It covers the full range of treatments, from the simplest ......