Treatment Strategies for Substance Abuse and Process Addictions
presented by Robert L. Smith, fl. 2014 (Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association, 2015, originally published 2015), 368 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- This distinctive and timely text examines the most prevalent substance and process addictions and focuses on current research and evidence-based treatment strategies. Major substance addictions discussed include alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, methamphetamines, and prescription drugs. Complete chapters are also devoted to the most frequently cited process addictions, making this text unique. Behavioral addictions covered in this text include pathological gambling, sex disorders, disordered eating, work, exercise, shopping, and Internet/gaming.Each chapter contains a listing of student learning outcomes, a case study with reflective questions, techniques for assessment and diagnosis, inpatient and outpatient treatment approaches, and resources for further study. With its emphasis on treatment strategies, this text can be used by practitioners as well as by professors in the classroom in introductory courses in addictions or in subsequent courses that focus on treatment strategies.
- Field of Interest
- Counseling & Therapy
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2015 by the American Counseling Association
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2015
- Page Count
- 368
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Place Published / Released
- Alexandria, VA
- Subject
- Counseling & Therapy, Psychology & Counseling, Health Sciences, Addictions, Education, development, and training, Theory, Substance abuse, Vícios, Dependencias, Addictive behavior, Addiction and dependency
- Clinician
- Robert L. Smith, fl. 2014
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Vícios, Dependencias
