Addiction and therapy Books

Book SynopsisConcurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy program designed for patients who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a co-occurring alcohol or drug use disorder. COPE represents an integration of two evidence-based treatments: Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD and Relapse Prevention for substance use disorders. COPE is an integrated treatment, meaning that both the PTSD and substance use disorder are addressed concurrently in therapy by the same clinician, and patients can experience substantial reductions in both PTSD symptoms and substance use severity. Patients use the COPE Patient Workbook while their clinician uses the Therapist Guide to deliver treatment. The program is comprised of 12 individual, 60 to 90 minute therapy sessions. The program includes several components: information about how PTSD symptoms and substance use interact with one another; information about the most common reactions to trauma; techniques to help the patient manage cravings and thoughts about using alcohol or drugs; coping skills to help the patient prevent relapse to substances; a breathing retraining relaxation exercise; and in vivo (real life) and imaginal exposures to target the patient''s PTSD symptoms.Trade ReviewCo-morbidity of PTSD and substance use disorders is as challenging as it is common in clinical practice. COPE offers the first integrated approach to treatment of these patients that has a solid foundation in evidence-based techniques and applies insights from basic neuroscience. Our experience with COPE for PTSD patients with alcohol addiction has been truly amazing. * Markus Heilig, MD PhD, Chief, Lab of Clinical and Translational Studies, NIAAA *COPE is a much-needed integrated treatment for substance use and posttraumatic stress disorders. This excellent therapist manual, and its accompanying patient workbook, will provide important guidance for clinicians in delivering COPE, thereby expanding the possibility of providing high-quality integrated care for individuals suffering from both of these illnesses. * Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, Chief Academic Officer, Chief, Division of Women's Mental Health, and Director of Clinical and Health Services Research and Education, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital, and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School *COPE is a long awaited and much needed treatment manual, developed by an outstanding group of clinicians and researchers. COPE will allow exposure therapy, a highly effective treatment for PTSD, to be more readily available to patients who also have a substance use disorder. I recommend this book to anyone who treats patients who have both PTSD and a substance use disorder. * Sonya B. Norman, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego *This pair of books brings science-based treatment techniques and skills to a population of clients and therapists in urgent need. Based on years of careful and systematic development, these books provide critical training in how to deliver prolonged exposure therapy techniques in those with substance addictions. They are a groundbreaking addition to any trauma and addiction therapist's treatment collection. * Denise Hien, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Clinical Psychology, City College, Graduate Center of the City University of New York *Clients will appreciate the user-friendly forms and worksheets to supplement their treatment with a qualified mental health professional. The workbook is also designed for clients who are motivated to work on their own. * Doody's Notes *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Is This Program Right for You? ; Chapter 3: Session 1 ; Chapter 4: Session 2 ; Chapter 5: Session 3 ; Chapter 6: Session 4 ; Chapter 7: Session 5 ; Chapter 8: Session 6 ; Chapter 9: Session 7 ; Chapter 10: Session 8 ; Chapter 11: Session 9 ; Chapter 12: Session 10 ; Chapter 13: Session 11 ; Chapter 14: Session 12 ; Appendices

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Book SynopsisThis book explains the rationale for changes in the DSM-5 related to incorporating behavioral addictions alongside substance use disorders; it also illuminates the significance of including the construct of behavioral addictions in this widely used psychiatric diagnostic manual. The chapters herien describe eight behaviors often considered addictions, including gambling disorder, internet gaming disorder, internet addiction, food addiction, hypersexuality, shopping addiction, exercise addiction, and tanning addiction. Also examined are prevalence rates in epidemiological samples, risk factors, and promising treatment approaches. The result is an easy-to-use resource and guide for clinicians, students, and researchers.Trade Review"[T]his book provides a concise overview, understanding, and potential treatment approaches for a number of compulsive behaviors which result in significant disability for many individuals." -Doody's Health SciencesTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Behavioral Addictions ; Chapter 2: Gambling Disorder: The First Officially Recognized Behavioral Addiction ; Chapter 3: Internet Gaming Disorder: A New Behavioral Addiction ; Chapter 4: Internet Addiction: A Future Addictive Disorder? ; Chapter 5: Hypersexual Disorder ; Chapter 6: Compulsive Shopping as a Behavioral Addiction ; Chapter 7: Exercise Addiction: Diagnosis, Psycho-biological Mechanisms and Treatment ; Chapter 8: Food Addiction ; Chapter 9: Addicted to UV: Evidence for Tanning Addiction ; Chapter 10: Conclusions and Future Directions to Advance the Science and Clinical Care of Behavioral Addictions

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface: Breaking User Silence Acknowledgments Introduction | We Are All Users 1. Picture a Drug User Jim: Feeding My Family Mordecai: Normal Ella: Time 2. Criminalization: Winning the Crusade but Losing the War Jason: The Little Engine That Could Marcus: Reflections of a Philosopher-Cop on the Drug War 3. Medicalization: Defining Drug Use Lucius: Not What You Think Nadine: Like a Storm Jose: The Cure Brittany: Ask Your Doctor 4. Why We Use: The Pleasure and the Eros of Drugs Bonnie: Evening Smoke Cosmo: What Could Be Mark: It’s Not What, It’s How Kyla: Note from a Socially Integrated Drug User Conclusion Notes Glossary Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“I found [The Craving Mind] to be one of the best things I’ve read . . . on addiction.”—Ezra Klein, New York Times“It has a lot of practical advice, combining mindfulness training with patient testimonies and clinical practice. . . . [A] great book everyone should read.”—Irvine Welsh, Metro“Accessible and enjoyable. The Craving Mind brilliantly combines the latest science with universal real-life experiences—from falling in love to spending too much time with our phones.”—Arianna Huffington“This masterful, personal, friendly, compelling, humorous, and erudite book offers us a radically new perspective on learning, on breaking habits of mind not by force or through the application of will power or the desire for a reward, but by truly inhabiting the domain of being.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn, from the Foreword“Entertaining and profound, Judson Brewer’s book brings our everyday addictions into clear view, helping us see how we get caught up in our habits, and giving us simple, grounded steps that we can take to overcome them. Wisdom infuses his research as he offers us a path of exploration to better our lives.”—Jewel, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and author“The core perception that ‘something is missing’ drives us to addiction and deprives us of the chance to live fully. By bringing together cutting-edge Western science, the radical insights of Buddhist psychology, and mindfulness practices, Judson Brewer offers a direct pathway to freeing our minds from the domination of craving.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge“The Craving Mind is a remarkable book, one that will help free us from the powerful habits of craving and addiction. Brewer lays out a practical and empirically based pathway to greater freedom and ease in our lives. For many readers, this book will be life-transforming.”—Joseph Goldstein, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening “As Co-Chair of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus, I’ve seen first hand the need for action on addiction and substance abuse. I am thrilled that Judson Brewer has taken his extensive research on mindfulness and outlined its benefits for those battling this terrible disease. This book couldn’t come at a time of greater need.”—U.S. Representative Tim Ryan, Ohio, author of A Mindful Nation “Judson Brewer’s revolutionary approach challenges all of us to look again and really see what gets us stuck in self-destructive habits, and how we can, at last, free ourselves from them.”—Mark Williams, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisWhen retired party girl and popular therapist Amanda White admitted she was an alcoholic, it wasn''t because she''d done something outrageous while under the influence, like land herself in jail or get married in Vegas. It was because she realized three things: 1. Alcohol was making her life worse. 2. Moderation wasn''t helping. 3. She could not be a therapist if she continued to use alcohol to numb her life. Something needed to change-not just her relationship with alcohol, but her relationship with herself.Choosing not to drink can be daunting. It''s everywhere in our culture, our socializing, and our destressing. And it can seem black or white: you drink, or you don''t (and if you don''t, people ask why). That''s where Not Drinking Tonight comes in. Judgement-free and relatable, Amanda helps you unpack your relationship with alcohol by showing you how to:1) Find out why you drink. Whether it''s a glass of wine after work or a weekly bar crawl, your d

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Book Synopsis From a psychiatrist on the frontlines of addiction medicine and an expert on the history of drug use comes the authoritative, engaging, and accessible history of the flower that helped to build (Booklist) -- and now threatens -- modern society. Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most deadly crisis in American history. In 2018, it claimed nearly fifty thousand lives -- more than gunshots and car crashes combined, and almost as many Americans as were killed in the entire Vietnam War. But even as the overdose crisis ravages our nation -- straining our prison system, dividing families, and defying virtually every legislative solution to treat it -- few understand how it came to be. Opium tells the fascinating (Lit Hub) and at times harrowing tale of how we arrived at today''s crisis, mak[ing] timely and startling connections among painkillers, politics, finance, and society (Laurence Ber

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDoody's Core Titles® 2022Table of ContentsPart I: History, Perspective, Epidemiology, Dx and Classification 1. Emerging Health Perspectives 2. The Epidemiology of Alcohol and Drug Disorders 3. United States Federal Drug Policy 4. Historical Perspectives of Addiction 5. Diagnosis and Classification of Substance Use Disorders Part II: Behavioral Theories for Substance Use Disorder 6. Drug Reinforcement in Animals 7. Role of the Human Laboratory Studies in the Development of Medications for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders 8. Conditioning of Addiction 9. Overlapping Striatal Circuits and Molecular Mechanisms in Rodent Models of Addiction and Depression 10. The Role of Endocannabinoids in Amphetamine-Driven Actions in Dopamine Neurons: Implications for Understanding and Treating Dysfunction in the Mesolimbic Circuit 11. Pain and Negative Affect 12. Genetic Vulnerability to Substance Use Disorders 13. Assessment and Treatment of Addiction in Best Practices and New Frontiers in a Direct to Consumer Age 14. Metabolomics in Drug Response and Addiction Part III: Visualizations and Workings of the Addicted Brain 15. Visualization and Workings of the Addicted Brain 16. Neurobiological Basis of Drug Reward and Reinforcement 17. Neurobehavioral Toxicology of Substances of Abuse 18. Animal Models of Substance Use Disorders: Motivational Perspective 19. Novel Methodologies: Proteomic Approaches in Substance Abuse Research 20. Neuroinflammatory Processes in Drug Addiction Part IV: Clinical Aspects of Alcohol and Drug Addiction 21. Alcohol: Clinical Aspects 22. Cocaine 23. Nicotine 24. Cannabis: An Overview of the Empirical Literature 25. Opiates and Prescription Drugs 26. Clinical Aspects of Methamphetamine 27. Sedative-Hypnotics and Anxiolytics 28. Clinical Aspects of Inhalant Addiction 29. Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids 30. Caffeine 31. Serotonergic Hallucinogens 32. Ketamine and Phencyclidine Part V: Behavioral Addictions and Treatment 33. The Biology and Treatment of Pathological Gambling 34. Implications of "Food Addiction" for Understanding and Treating Binge Eating Disorder 35. Compulsive Buying 36. Sexual Behavior as an Addictive or Compulsive Phenomenon 37. New Era of Internet Addiction Research in China 38. Hoarding as a Behavioral Addiction Part VI: Treatment and Application: Behavioral Treatments 39. Motivational Interviewing: Emerging Theory, Research, and Practice 40. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addiction 41. Community Reinforcement Approach and Contingency Management Therapies 42. Relapse Prevention and Recycling in Addiction 43. Brief and e-Health Interventions for the Treatment of Alcohol or Other Drug Addiction 44. Self-Help Approaches for Addiction Section VII: Treatment and Application: Group Treatments and Specific Settings 45. Community Clinics 46. Unhealthy Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Primary Care 47. Criminal Justice System and Addiction Treatment 48. Adolescent Neurocognitive Development and School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment 49. The Therapeutic Community for Drug-Abuse Treatment: A Journey Yet Unfolding in the Recovery Movement 50. Substance Use-Focused Mutual-Help Groups: Processes and Outcomes Section VIII: Treatment and Application Pharmacotherapy 51. Pharmacotherapy for Alcoholism and Some Related Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders: Scientific Basis and Clinical Findings 52. Alcohol Withdrawal: Treatment and Application 53. Pharmacotherapy of Cocaine Addiction 54. Opioid Overdose 55. Methamphetamine 56. Potential Pharmacotherapies for Cannabis Dependence 57. Hallucinogens Section IX: Molecular Genetics, Alternative Therapies, and Other Topics in the Treatment of Addiction 58. Molecular Genetics and the Treatment of Addiction 59. Physical Considerations for Treatment Complications of Alcohol and Drug Use and Misuse 60. Quadruple Diagnosis: Substance Use Disorder, Comorbid Psychopathology, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, and Hepatitis C Virus Infection 61. Substance Use Stigma as a Barrrier to Treatment and Recovery 62. Religiousness, Spirituality, and Addiction: An Evidence-Based Review Section X: Computer Modeling 63. In Silico Models of Alcohol Kinetics: A Deterministic Approach 64. In Silico Models of Alcohol Dependence Treatment: Stochastic Approach 65. Dynamic and Systems-Based Models for Evaluating Hypotheses Related to Predicting Treatment Response Part XI: Dependence in Specific Populations 66. Enhancing Positive Outcomes for Children of Substance-Abusing Parents 67. Alcohol and Substance Abuse in African Americans 68. Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals 69. Substance Use Disorders in Health Care Professionals 70. Identification and Treatment of Alcohol or Drug Dependence in the Elderly 71. Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse in Pregnant Women: Effects on Fetus and Newborn, Mode of Action, and Maternal Treatment Part XII: Legal, Disability and Rehabilitative Issues 72. Forensic Issues 73. Disability and Addiction 74. The Homeless 75. To Open Up New Vistas in Basic and Preclinical Addiction Research

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Book SynopsisThis book provides professionals with the confidence and know-how to build a complete substance misuse management programme and deliver it within their respective workplace, regardless of sector or discipline.Organizations are frequently in the dark about their rights and obligations where substance misuse takes place in their workplace, affects performance or employee wellbeing, or in extreme cases has a devastating impact on both the company and its employees. There is no formal training for HR, Occupational Health or Health and Safety professionals, solicitors, union representatives and many more situations. This book is written in such a way that as to help those professions, as well as individuals, understand the step-by-step process for building a complete workplace substance and alcohol misuse programme.Managing Workplace Substance Misuse is written by the UK's only registered expert witness for substance misuse policy writing, implementation and mediatioTable of ContentsSome Common Drugs Found in the Workplace, Foreword, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Index

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Book SynopsisA blend of theory and counseling techniques, this comprehensive text provides readers with an overview of several major counseling theories and their application to substance use disorders and addiction counseling, along with related techniques and interventions. Chapters incorporate cutting edge evidenced-based research on neuroscience, psychological and sociocultural theories explaining the biopsychosocial influences of substance use disorders, and examine how substance use disorder risk factors can be utilized when assessing someone who may have a substance use disorder. The text additionally helps apply theory to practice, offering intervention techniques and using accessible case studies. Throughout the text, highlighted learning opportunities and key terms further help students to practice and apply the theories, interventions and techniques that the book discusses. Mental health professionals, undergraduate and graduate students alike will benefit from this deft mix of prominent theory, innovative research and accessible case studies. Trade ReviewAlthough there are many textbooks designed to teach counseling theories and techniques, most fail to apply these theories and techniques specifically to addiction treatment and recovery. When counselors understand how to correctly apply counseling theories and techniques to addiction treatment and recovery, they become extremely valuable tools in assisting individuals to develop and maintain effective recovery solutions. A Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Theory and Counseling Techniques was specifically designed and written by two of our nation’s most outstanding addiction counselor educators. They understand how to teach future addiction professionals and how to apply counseling theories and techniques to addiction treatment and recovery. A Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Theory and Counseling Techniques is an extremely valuable tool for both addiction counseling students and professionals. I highly recommend it. Kirk Bowden PhDChair of the Rio Salado College Addiction and Substance Use Disorder Program Professor-in-Charge of the Ottawa University Addiction Counseling Program Past president of NAADAC, The Association of Addiction Professionals Past president of the International Coalition for Addiction Studies EducationA Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Theory and Counseling Techniques provides a much-needed overview of major theoretical approaches in the counseling field and, specifically, how these theories may be applied practically to the field of addiction studies. Written in an engaging and accessible way, the book offers both Bachelor’s and Master's level students a foundation from which to develop skills and critical thinking as they work through various examples and case studies. I would also consider this book for the Associate's level educator as an appropriate additional resource for students.Joan E. Standora, PhD, Lic. Clinical & Drug Cnslr. (NJ); Lic.Alcohol & Drug Cnslr. (CT); CASAC-Adv. (NY); CADC (PA); MACThe authors have written a comprehensive review of addiction theories and provided case conceptualization examples and student activity suggestions to facilitate better learning and understanding of the application of the theories. The case conceptualizations and activities are valuable in assisting students in gaining an understanding of the different theoretical perspectives and their impact on practitioner’s approach to assessment and treatment of clients. Vicki Michels, PhD, Minot State University. "Although there are many textbooks designed to teach counseling theories and techniques, most fail to apply these theories and techniques specifically to addiction treatment and recovery. When counselors understand how to correctly apply counseling theories and techniques to addiction treatment and recovery, they become extremely valuable tools in assisting individuals to develop and maintain effective recovery solutions. A Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Theory and Counseling Techniques was specifically designed and written by two of our nation’s most outstanding addiction counselor educators. They understand how to teach future addiction professionals and how to apply counseling theories and techniques to addiction treatment and recovery. A Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Theory and Counseling Techniques is an extremely valuable tool for both addiction counseling students and professionals. I highly recommend it." Kirk Bowden, PhD, Chair of the Rio Salado College Addiction and Substance Use Disorder Program; Professor-in-Charge of the Ottawa University Addiction Counseling Program; Past president of NAADAC, The Association of Addiction Professionals; Past president of the International Coalition for Addiction Studies Education"A Comprehensive Guide to Addiction Theory and Counseling Techniques provides a much-needed overview of major theoretical approaches in the counseling field and, specifically, how these theories may be applied practically to the field of addiction studies. Written in an engaging and accessible way, the book offers both Bachelor’s and Master's level students a foundation from which to develop skills and critical thinking as they work through various examples and case studies. I would also consider this book for the Associate's level educator as an appropriate additional resource for students."Joan E. Standora, PhD, Lic. Clinical & Drug Cnslr. (NJ); Lic.Alcohol & Drug Cnslr. (CT); CASAC-Adv. (NY); CADC (PA); MAC"The authors have written a comprehensive review of addiction theories and provided case conceptualization examples and student activity suggestions to facilitate better earning and understanding of the application of the theories. The case conceptualizations and activities are valuable in assisting students in gaining an understanding of the different theoretical perspectives and their impact on practitioners' approaches to assessment and treatment of clients." Vicki Michels, PhD, Minot State University Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Addiction Theory Chapter 2 Psychoanalytic Theory Chapter 3. Behavioral and Learning Theory ModelChapter 4. Family Systems TheoryChapter 5 Biological Models of AddictionChapter 6 Sociocultural ModelChapter 7. Solution-Focused TheoryChapter 8 Existential ModelsChapter 9 The Transtheoretical Model, Stages of Change and Motivational InterviewingChapter 10. Developmental Theories of Recovery and Personality Theory Chapter 11. Relapse PreventionChapter 12: The Diathesis-Stress Model

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a culture change in addictions treatment that places wellness at the forefront of relapse, addiction, and recovery. The authors introduce a wellness-based conceptualization of addiction and recovery including the wellness model that grounds Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling (WBAC) and the techniques of this approach.Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling advocates for wellness as the primary variable in addiction and recovery outcomes, presents a wellness-based model of addiction and recovery, and highlights techniques for unlocking the motivational and strength-based aspects of this approach. Specifically, the authors provide wellness questions and screening tools to incorporate into the clinical evaluation and structure for creating a wellness plan and family wellness plan for the clientâs loved ones. Readers will learn numerous wellness-based techniques related to the mind, body, spirit, emotions, and connection that can prevent relapse and facTrade Review"Wellness is critical to the purpose of the work that mental health and addictions professionals do with clients. In Clarke and Lewis’ book, they are the first to center wellness in addictions counseling that flips our understanding of addiction and recovery work. Highlighting the empowerment of the individual and how their involvement in their own recovery process is part of their own wellness, Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling offers a positive reframing of life choices that is more about balance and less about flawlessness."Donna M. Gibson, PhD, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University"The WBAC is a substantial addition to the field of SUD counseling. While there has been a significant increase in theoretical ways to view SUD work over the past twenty-five years, framing addiction treatment through the lens of wellness counseling moves professionals toward a much more holistic approach to treatment for clients. And the more areas of life we can help clients with, the greater the likelihood of successful treatment outcomes for more clients. The authors have functionally expanded the long held biopsychosocial concept to effectively address the entirety of client experience – the biopsychosocial, spiritual, emotional, multicultural, strengths-based, model. This is a must read for SUD counseling practitioners working with clients in today’s treatment environment."John R. Culbreth, PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS, Professor, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Director of the McLeod Institute on AddictionTable of Contents1. Wellness: The Key to Recovery 2. An Overview of Wellness Counseling and Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling 3. Wellness-based Evaluation: Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 4. Holistic Relapse Prevention 5. Strength and Solution-Building 6. Development, Culture, and Context: The Cross-Cutting Forces in Wellness 7. Put Your Mind To It: Mental Wellness as a Catalyst for Holistic Recovery 8. Body Wellness: Nurturing the Instrument of Recovery 9. A Spirited Recovery: Spiritual Wellness in Addictions Counseling 10. Emotional Wellness: Turning Inwards to Experience Holistic Recovery 11. Connection Wellness: Enhancing Recovery through Relationships 12. Elevating Family Wellness in Addictions Counseling

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Book SynopsisIn sharp contrast with the current top-down medicalized method to treating addiction, this book presents the felt sense polyvagal model (FSPM), a paradigm-shifting, bottom-up approach that considers addiction as an adaptive attempt to regulate emotional states and trauma. The felt sense polyvagal model draws from Porges'' polyvagal theory, Gendelin''s felt sense, and Lewis'' learning model of addiction to offer a graphically illustrated and deeply embodied way of conceptualizing and treating addiction through supporting autonomic regulation. This model de-pathologizes addiction as it teaches embodied practices through tapping into the felt sense, the body's inner wisdom. Chapters first present a theoretical framework and demonstrate the graphic model in both clinician and client versions and then teach the clinician how to use the model in practice by providing detailed treatment strategies. This text's informed, compassionate approach to undersTrade Review"Reframing addiction and its treatment through the lens of Experiential Psychotherapy, Polyvagal Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology and Imago Relationship Therapy, Jan Winhall has produced a brilliant synthesis and expansion of addiction theory and treatment that should be read by all therapists, not just addiction specialists." —Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, authors of Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space Between "In this insightful volume Jan Winhall brings together the essence of groundbreaking modern therapeutic practices with her own decades of hard-won clinical experience to fashion a new, deeply humane and promising model of addiction treatment, illustrated by poignant clinical vignettes." — Gabor Maté, MD, is the author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. "In Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Jan Winhall introduces a new strategy to treat addiction that brilliantly integrates Gendlin’s classic concept of a felt sense with Polyvagal Theory. The author shares her intellectual journey in which unique insights transform two disparate perspectives into obvious complements leading to a powerful treatment model. As Polyvagal Theory gives the language of neuroscience to Gendlin’s felt sense, the phenomenological world of Gendlin becomes transformed by Polyvagal Theory into observable shifts in autonomic state. The product of this creative journey is an integrated therapeutic strategy with the potential to decode the wisdom of the body with its full repertoire of survival reactions into positive outcomes that promote optimal mental and physical health. These successes are highlighted by new abilities to co-regulate with others that lead to successful trusting relationships." —Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Distinguished University Scientist, founding director, Traumatic Stress Research Consortium, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University Bloomington; professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Brave and revolutionary in her thinking, Jan Winhall has written a compelling book on addiction—a must-read for both clinicians and the general public alike. Compassionate, wise and profound, this book will leave its mark for years to come." —Ann Dowsett Johnsonis an award-winning journalist, and newly trained trauma psychotherapist. She is the bestselling author of Drink, A Woman’s Intimate Journey with Alcohol. "Jan Winhall has developed a powerful healing model that integrates polyvagal theory and felt sense experience. The model comes to life in this beautifully written book. It engages you in a process of discovery that helps you make it your own from the inside out." —Serge Prengel, LMHC, is a psychotherapist trained in Focusing, Core Energetics and Somatic Experiencing. He is a co-editor of Defining Moments For Therapists and the editor of the Relational Implicit & Somatic Psychotherapy podcast. "This is an inspiring book that invites therapists to see addiction freshly, not as a disease but as a way of regulating the nervous system to adapt to the person’s social context. Jan combines Porges’ polyvagal theory with Gendlin’s Focusing-oriented therapy in a creative manner that embraces both theory and practice. Her models for understanding and working with addiction are brought to life with case examples, personal sharing, and invitations to the reader to explore their own experience and understanding of the subject." —Peter Afford, author of Therapy in the Age of Neuroscience."Jan Winhall’s book is wise, emotionally compelling and hopeful. I highly recommend it to any clinician who wants to expand their therapeutic toolkit for addressing addictive behaviour." —Andrew Tatarsksy, PhD, founder and director, The Center for Optimal Living."Jan Winhall blends Gendlinian bottom-up process of felt sensing with Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory. Her book is both broad and deep and a remarkable contribution to the Field of Addiction. Jan’s wise and heartfelt human presence is fully embodied throughout the book as she takes us on her own journey over 40 years as a psychotherapist. Clinicians will be able to easily take in these fresh clinical avenues, perspectives and practical clinical treatment methods. I will continue to savor this book as a theoretical resource and as a clinician’s handbook for treating Addictions." —Karen Whalen, PhD, www.relationalwholebodyfocusing.com"This book is a powerful illustration of Eugene Gendlin’s ‘Thinking at the Edge’ methodology for working with the Felt Sense. The integration of Porges Polyvagal theory with the author’s bodily knowing creates a brilliant model for working with trauma and addiction. Her courage to challenge the disease model benefits all who are impacted by addiction. The writing is elegant, comprehensive, and touching in a transformative way." — Dr. Evelyn Fendler-Lee, www.fendler-lee.com "Based on Porges' biologically-based theory of trauma, this book shows how addiction is a brilliantly adaptive way to ‘bear the unbearable’ rather than a sickness. Integrating this framework with her intuitive grasp of body-centered therapy, Winhall helps us both reinterpret and treat this most formidable of habits." —Marc Lewis, PhD, author of The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is Not a DiseaseTable of ContentsA Prologue: My Women’s Group; Chapter 1. Early Days: The Initiation of a Trauma Therapist; Chapter 2. Finding Focusing and Thinking at the Edge; Chapter 3. Thinking about Thinking about Addiction: Integrating Top-down and Bottom-up; Chapter 4. Addiction: A Very Bad Habit; Chapter 5. Facing the Truth About Addiction; Chapter 6. Bringing Body to Mind: The Emerging Field of Interpersonal Neurobiology; Chapter 7. Creating A Safe Nest; Chapter 8. Bringing Polyvagal Theory into the World of Addiction; Chapter 9. Experiential Psychotherapy and Gendlin’s Felt Sense: The Whole of a Situation; Chapter 10. Bringing the Model to Life: Going Deep and Thinking Big; Chapter 11. Nuts and Bolts: Embodied Assessment and Treatment Tool (EATT) and Focusing-Oriented Therapy Strategies; Chapter 12. An Embodied Experiential Assessment: The Margaritas; Chapter 13. Hailstorms and Turtles: The Felt Sense Polyvagal Dialogue (FSPD); Chapter 14. Lily and Lucas; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisCompulsive Sexual Behaviours offers a unique approach to the struggles people face with their out-of-control sexual behaviours.This comprehensive guide is deeply rooted in the science of sexology and psychotherapy, demonstrating why it is time to re-think the reductive concept of âsex addictionâ and move towards a more modern age of evidence-based, pluralistic and sex-positive psychotherapy. It is an important manual for ethical, safe and efficient treatment within a humanistic and relational philosophy. This book will be an important guide in helping clients stop their compulsive sexual behaviours as well as for therapists to self-reflect on their own morals and ethics so that they can be prepared to explore their clientsâ erotic mind.Trade Review'Silva Neves brings the understanding of compulsive sexual behaviors into the 21st century with a rigorous review of the past and latest literature and research. His argument that correct language dictates correct treatment is spot on and provides an exhaustive and comprehensive list of action steps for the initial assessment to ensure accurate assessment, diagnosis and treatment. His clinical examples bring all this to life through his clients. His plea for therapists to be not only sex positive but also pleasure positive is timely in a world that is missing proper sex education. I highly recommend this book.'Joe Kort, PhD is a sex and relationship therapist and co-Director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes. 'Compulsive Sexual Behaviours is a much-needed book taking a sensible, critical, and pragmatic approach to the topic of 'sex addiction'. Silva's book offers an alternative model which puts pleasure, consent, and self-understanding at the heart of the therapeutic endeavour with people who struggle with their sexual behaviour. It contains everything you need to know about the theory and research in this area, plus a helpful and practical guide for practitioners about how to work around this theme with clients. The book is friendly, accessible, and engaging throughout, drawing pluralistically on relevant therapeutic and sexological approaches, and providing nicely inclusive examples of work with clients from across gender, sex, and relationship diversity.' Meg-John Barker, author of Sexuality: A Graphic Guide, Enjoy Sex, and The Psychology of Sex.'This pioneering textbook for therapists provides a wonderfully creative set of tools and techniques for how to work with people who feel their sexual behaviour is compulsive or out of control. This is a timely book. Just as the World Health Organisation has decided to include, for research purposes, a new diagnostic category to try to help clinicians assist patients who are concerned with their sexual behaviours. I am delighted to recommend the first European textbook to tackle Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (CSB) from a sex-positive perspective. Informed as it is, by the latest sexual science into the neurobiology of sex, Neves also delivers a powerful critique of the sex addiction movement in the UK and beyond. However, he offers us much more than this. He packs this book with tools, theories and metaphors for understanding and working with CSB. It will become an invaluable treatment manual for sexologists to help them help their patients decode their erotic templates and work towards a holistic model of biopsychosocial sexual health.'Dominic Davies, Fellow National Council of Psychotherapists, Founder of Pink Therapy"Silva Neves takes a modern perspective on the treatment of compulsive sexual behaviours that moves away from the traditional single framework ‘sex addiction’ model to a more pluralistic approach. He deals respectfully with the difference of opinion between professionals working within the field and clearly articulates for the reader the distinctions between addiction and compulsivity, as well as the clinical issues with applying the addiction model to treatment. At all times the welfare of his client is central to his thinking and the chapter on Ethics challenges us all to reflect on our thinking about ethics, sex and sexual behaviour. There is good coverage of assessment, formulation and treatment with excellent case studies to illustrate the process. Interventions are drawn from the field of sexology and utilise variety of psychotherapy modalities including a consideration of the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy and the dangers the clinician faces in accidental conversion therapy. What shines through this book is Silva’s passion for his subject and his compassion for his clients. It is an excellent, clearly written book that is essential reading for experienced clinicians as well as those in training."Jo Coker. COSRT Professional Standards Manager and Chair of the Professional Standards Board. HCPC Counselling Psychologist and a COSRT senior accredited psychosexual therapist, accredited clinical supervisor and accredited mediator. Fellow of COSRT. "After years of study and clinical practice with the presenting issue of unwanted sexual behaviours, Silva Neves is clear that the sex addiction approach is inadequate. In this much needed book he refocuses the therapist to explore the client’s erotic template and the drivers behind their compulsivity, rather than on behavioural prevention. He offers a trauma informed, three phase treatment approach to the resolution of compulsivity, that honours the unique sexuality and sexual expression of the client. This book is a generous sharing of Silva’s experience with the evident intention to help its reader to provide a sexology informed, non-shaming service to clients presenting with the complex experience of sexual compulsivity. It is research based, contemporary, inclusive and pluralistic. It is a must read for all professionals working with the themes of sex, relationships, addiction and compulsion."Julie Sale. Director of The Institute of Clinical Sexology. COSRT Senior Accredited Sex and Relationship Therapist and Supervisor. UKCP Registered and Accredited Psychotherapist Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1: Understanding compulsive sexual behaviours; 1: A pluralistic perspective beyond the addiction thinking; 2: The diagnosis of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder; 3: The Science of Sexology; 4: Compulsive watching of pornography and masturbating; 5: Being ethical. First Do No Harm; Part 2: The pluralistic and sex-positive approach: Assessment of the diverse population; 6: Assessments; 7: The RAW Assessment; 8: Client stories: Assessment and formulation; Part 3: Pluralistic Treatment for Compulsive Sexual Behaviours; 9: The Three Phase Treatment Approach; 10: Phase 1: Emotional Regulation. Impulse control; 11: Phase 2: Reprocessing. Treating compulsivity; 12: Phase 3: Reconstruction. Meaning Making; 13: Clients stories. Treatment; 14: Working online; Part 4: Working with partners of people with CSB; 15: Assessment and Formulation; 16: Grief; 17: Trauma; 18: Clinical interventions: Phase 1; 19: Clinical interventions: Phase 2; 20: Clinical interventions: Phase 3

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Book SynopsisA new model of addiction that incorporates neurobiology, social relationships and ecological systems.

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Book SynopsisAttachment-focused EMDR and resource tapping applied to the clinical challenge of addictions recovery.

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Book SynopsisBritain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users. Drug Treatment: What Works? is a cutting edge survey of the latest developments in these treatments, and it sets out to ask some of the crucial questions in the treatment of drug abusers; including:* Which treatments work with what sorts of abusers?* What are the key indicators of likely success?* Does coercion work or must treatment be freely entered into? * Is drug testing an essential backup for successful treatment?Featuring contributions from some the leading figures in this field, Drug Treatment: What Works? will be essential reading for students, academics and professionals studying drug treatment in the areas criminology, social policy and medicine.Trade Review'Overall the book provides an honest and credible initiation into the complex issues surrounding substance misuse treatment. It makes a worthy attempt to answer the questions it sets itself and goes some way to address the field's turbulent configuration of treatment options and outcome measures - a great achievement given the meagre evidential material with which to draw upon' - Youth PolicyTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. What Should Work: Guidelines on the clinical management of opioid dependence in the UK 3. Types of Treatments for Types of Patients 4. Developments in the Treatment of Drug Problems 5. Psychological and Pharmacological Components of Treatment 6. Coerced Treatment for Drug-Using Criminal Offenders 7. Treating Patients with Comorbidities 8. Necessary Prerequisite for Treatment and for Crime Control 9. Therapeutic Addicts Revisited 10. Therapeutic Community Drug Treatment in the U.S. Criminal Justice System 11. Treating Drug Users: The role of the National Treatment Agency for substance misuse 12.Linking Treatment Services to the Criminal Justice System 13. Motivation Enhancement in Clients Referred from the Criminal Justice System

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Book SynopsisThe first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike. This authoritative new edition builds on the success of the previous book, incorporating advances in research and practice over the last ten years. The book includes material on: the nature of addiction and who becomes addicted health consequences of alcohol and other drug dependence theories and causes of addiction. The authors, experts in the field, also include new material on the controversy surrounding the possible positive effects of alcohol and cannabis use, the increased risk of interpersonal violence, and new research on theories of addiction. Addictions will be essential reading for students, professionals and researchers seeking state of the art information about this rapidly growing field.Trade Review"Teesson and colleagues have succeeded in producing a very clear, readable, and up-to-date critical overview of the addictions literature. With a focus on current directions, latest empirical findings, and future research needs, the authors provide an insightful, practical, and comprehensive presentation of the world of addictions." - Claire Hart, University of Southampton, UK "Teesson and colleagues have succeeded in producing a very clear, readable, and up-to-date critical overview of the addictions literature. With a focus on current directions, latest empirical findings, and future research needs, the authors provide an insightful, practical, and comprehensive presentation of the world of addictions."- Claire Hart, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsThe Nature of Addiction. Who Becomes Addicted? The Health Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Dependence. Theories of Addiction: Causes and Maintenance of Addiction. Alcohol. Nicotine. Cannabis. Opioids. Psychostimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamines and Ecstasy. Addiction: Looking Ahead.

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Book SynopsisIncreasing numbers of therapists are coming into contact with the problem of compulsive sexual behaviour disorders. However, it is still a relatively new field and there is little in the current literature available that enables the therapist to work with and treat this problem. CBT for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour: A guide for professionals addresses this by providing a guide to cognitive-behavioural theory and practice which includes the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of addictive sexually compulsive disorders. Beginning with a description of addictive sexuality and an overview of cognitive behavioural therapy in which CBT is presented as the most useful response, Thaddeus Birchard provides clear therapeutic information about the implementation of CBT treatment intervention. The chapters included cover the neuroscience that underpins the addictive process; a how to' chapter on the use of groups; paraphilias; trauma and attachment; comorbid disorderTrade Review"This book covers a wide range of clinical issues concerning problematic sexuality. The book is an evidence-based guide for clinicians who are interested in learning more about assessment and treatment of unwanted sexual behaviors. Partly written in the first person, this book beautifully blends the academic with the personal." - John Giugliano PhD— Professor, Widener University, Private Practice, Philadelphia, PA USA"Clinicians and health professionals will benefit from the practical CBT strategies contained in this book. The chapter on cross addiction and comorbidity is essential reading for any sex therapist who is new to the addictions field and the insightful chapter on paraphilias will answer many of the questions that puzzle addiction professionals." - Paula Hall—Chairperson of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, United Kingdom and author of Understanding and Treating Sexual Addiction"This book makes a significant contribution to the development of psychological treatment for the increasingly recognized challenge of sexual addiction. Dr Birchard combines a knowledge of the theoretical and empirical literature in this field with clinical experience. His work integrates insights from attachment theory and cognitive behaviour therapy in a group programme that has proved highly effective in clinical practice." - Dr Stirling Moorey, Consultant Medical Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, United Kingdom, editor of Evidence in the Psychological Therapies: A Critical Guide for Practitioners."CBT for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour is the first book I have read on this subject and I would highly recommend it for any counsellor working in the field of addiction." - Marysia Moore MBACP, reviewing in Private Practice"This book covers a wide range of clinical issues concerning problematic sexuality. The book is an evidence-based guide for clinicians who are interested in learning more about assessment and treatment of unwanted sexual behaviors. Partly written in the first person, this book beautifully blends the academic with the personal." - John Giugliano PhD— Professor, Widener University, Private Practice, Philadelphia, PA USA"Clinicians and health professionals will benefit from the practical CBT strategies contained in this book. The chapter on cross addiction and comorbidity is essential reading for any sex therapist who is new to the addictions field and the insightful chapter on paraphilias will answer many of the questions that puzzle addiction professionals." - Paula Hall—Chairperson of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, United Kingdom and author of Understanding and Treating Sexual Addiction"This book makes a significant contribution to the development of psychological treatment for the increasingly recognized challenge of sexual addiction. Dr Birchard combines a knowledge of the theoretical and empirical literature in this field with clinical experience. His work integrates insights from attachment theory and cognitive behaviour therapy in a group programme that has proved highly effective in clinical practice." - Dr Stirling Moorey, Consultant Medical Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, United Kingdom, editor of Evidence in the Psychological Therapies: A Critical Guide for Practitioners.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Sexual Addiction. CBT and Sexual Addiction. The Neuroscience of Sexual Addiction. The Therapeutic Alliance. The Primary Interventions. The Principal Interventions. The Ancillary Interventions. Group Work. Paraphilias. Internet Pornography Addiction. Trauma and Attachment. Cross Addictions and Comorbid Disorders. Conclusion. Case Studies.

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Book SynopsisThis new book offers professionals a practical guide to the psychological treatment of all substance abuse, including tobacco, alcohol, stimulant drugs, cannabis and opiates. It focuses on CBT interventions, which have the strongest evidence base for effectiveness in treating addictive disorders.Trade Review“In conclusion, this is a ground-breaking book that provides a comprehensive overview of the use of CBT with clients with addiction difficulties. It would be a useful guide for clinicians of varied experience looking to provide a first-rate CBT treatment for clients with addiction difficulties.” (Journal of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2012) "A particuular strength of the book is the easily palatable and tasty mix of theory and practice; this is the result of a joing production by six psychologists with over 60 years' combined experience of working with people addicted to substances." (The Psychiatrist, 1 April 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Foreword. Preface. List of Abbreviations. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Introduction to CBT for Substance Use Problems. Chapter 2 Cognitive and Motivational Theories of Addiction. Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Treatment. Chapter 4 Enhancing Motivation to Change. Chapter 5 Assessment and Introducing CBT to Clients. Chapter 6 Formulation. Chapter 7 Introduction to Substance-related Cognitions and Interventions. Chapter 8 A Basic Framework for Working with Substance-related Beliefs. Chapter 9 Additional Techniques to Facilitate Cognitive Change. Chapter 10 Behavioural Experiments. Chapter 11 Behavioural Interventions. Chapter 12 Working with Emotions. Chapter 13 CBT and Pathways to Recovery. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis new book offers professionals a practical guide to the psychological treatment of all substance abuse, including tobacco, alcohol, stimulant drugs, cannabis and opiates. It focuses on CBT interventions, which have the strongest evidence base for effectiveness in treating addictive disorders.Trade Review“In conclusion, this is a ground-breaking book that provides a comprehensive overview of the use of CBT with clients with addiction difficulties. It would be a useful guide for clinicians of varied experience looking to provide a first-rate CBT treatment for clients with addiction difficulties.” (Journal of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2012) "A particuular strength of the book is the easily palatable and tasty mix of theory and practice; this is the result of a joing production by six psychologists with over 60 years' combined experience of working with people addicted to substances." (The Psychiatrist, 1 April 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Foreword. Preface. List of Abbreviations. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Introduction to CBT for Substance Use Problems. Chapter 2 Cognitive and Motivational Theories of Addiction. Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Treatment. Chapter 4 Enhancing Motivation to Change. Chapter 5 Assessment and Introducing CBT to Clients. Chapter 6 Formulation. Chapter 7 Introduction to Substance-related Cognitions and Interventions. Chapter 8 A Basic Framework for Working with Substance-related Beliefs. Chapter 9 Additional Techniques to Facilitate Cognitive Change. Chapter 10 Behavioural Experiments. Chapter 11 Behavioural Interventions. Chapter 12 Working with Emotions. Chapter 13 CBT and Pathways to Recovery. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisInternet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment This book provides cutting-edge coverage by expanding the field to include specific problems such as online gaming, cybersex addiction, and gambling addiction. Its extensive attention to dealing with adolescents is essential, given the rapid rise in media and technology use by both Net Generation young adults and iGeneration teenagers. I am thrilled to have this invaluable, comprehensive, well-written resource for my own work and recommend it to people who need to understand this unique form of addiction. Dr. Larry Rosen, Past Chair and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, author of Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn and Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation Our clients come to us when online pornography, video gaming, social networking, gambling, and surfing create untenable disruptions in theTrade Review"…there is much to commend in this book because it presents an impressive range of current views of problematic Internet use and, in doing so, provides fascinating insight into human beings who, again and again, have been seduced by the siren call of new technologies that allow us to experience aspects of life in ways previously." (PsycCRITIQUES, May 2012)Table of ContentsForeword vii Acknowledgments ix About the Editors xi List of Contributors xiii Introduction xv PART I UNDERSTANDING INTERNET BEHAVIOR AND ADDICTION Chapter 1 Prevalence Estimates and Etiologic Models of Internet Addiction 3Kimberly S. Young, Xiao Dong Yue, and Li Ying Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment of Internet-Addicted Clients 19Kimberly S. Young Chapter 3 Online Social Interaction, PsychosocialWell-Being, and Problematic Internet Use 35Scott E. Caplan and Andrew C. High Chapter 4 Uses and Gratifications of Internet Addiction 55Robert LaRose Chapter 5 Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games 73Lukas Blinka and David Smahel Chapter 6 Gambling Addiction on the Internet 91Mark Griffiths Chapter 7 Cybersex Addiction and Compulsivity 113David L. Delmonico and Elizabeth J. Griffin PART II PSYCHOTHERAPY, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION Chapter 8 The Addictive Properties of Internet Usage 135David Greenfield Chapter 9 Psychotherapy for Internet Addiction 155Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu and Dora Sampaio Goes Chapter 10 Working with Adolescents Addicted to the Internet 173Keith W. Beard Chapter 11 Internet Infidelity: A Real Problem 191Monica T. Whitty Chapter 12 Twelve-Step Recovery in Inpatient Treatment for Internet Addiction 205Shannon Chrismore, Ed Betzelberger, Libby Bier, and Tonya Camacho Chapter 13 Toward the Prevention of Adolescent Internet Addiction 223Jung-Hye Kwon Chapter 14 Systemic Dynamics with Adolescents Addicted to the Internet 245Franz Eidenbenz Chapter 15 Closing Thoughts and Future Implications 267Kimberly S. Young and Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu Author Index 275 Subject Index 281

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Book SynopsisThere is growing pressure to ensure that patients receive care that is proven effective and subsequently, a tremendous need to train mental health practitioners in the latest in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).Table of ContentsIntroduction vii Chapter 1 What Are Substance Use Disorders? 1 Chapter 2 What Are the Six Steps in Building a Treatment Plan? 5 Chapter 3 What Is the Brief History of the Empirically Supported Treatments Movement? 7 Chapter 4 What Are the Identified Empirically Supported Treatments for Substance Use Disorders? 13 Chapter 5 How Do You Integrate Empirically Supported Treatments Into Treatment Planning? 34 Appendix A A Sample Evidence-Based Treatment Plan for Substance Use Disorders 59 Appendix B Chapter Review Test Questions and Answers Explained 62

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Book SynopsisThe word addiction these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by many different factors physiological, psychological, environmental and social.Trade Review“I enjoyed reading this book and strongly recommend that it be read by all professionals working in the field of addiction.” (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1 February 2015)Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction: journey to the centre of addiction 1 Preparing for the journey 1 In the end 3 What this book does 5 The synthetic theory of addiction in brief 7 References 9 2 Definition, theory and observation 10 Defining addiction (addiction is not an elephant) 10 Diagnosing and measuring addiction 20 Theory and supposition 22 ‘Big observations’ in the field of addiction 30 Recapitulation 36 References 36 3 Beginning the journey: addiction as choice 41 Addiction as a reflective choice 41 Box 3.1 The myth of addiction 44 Box 3.2 Vaguely right or precisely wrong? The Theory of Rational Addiction 45 Box 3.3 The Self-medication Model of addiction 50 Box 3.4 Opponent Process Theory 53 Irrational, ill-informed choice and unstable preferences 60 Box 3.5 Expectancy Theories 62 Box 3.6 Skog’s Choice Theory 65 Box 3.7 Slovic’s Affect Heuristic 67 Box 3.8 Cognitive Bias Theories 70 Box 3.9 Behavioural Economic Theories 72 Box 3.10 Gateway Theory 78 Box 3.11 The Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change 80 Box 3.12 Identity shifts and behaviour change 86 Addiction as the exercise of choice based on desires 87 References 89 4 Choice is not enough: the concepts of impulse and self-control 95 Reports of feelings of compulsion 95 Powerful motives versus impaired control 96 Box 4.1 The Disease Model of addiction 96 Personality and addiction typologies 98 Box 4.2 Tridimensional Personality Theory 98 Self-efficacy 100 Box 4.3 Self-efficacy Theory 100 The transition from lapse to relapse 102 Box 4.4 The Abstinence Violation Effect 102 Impulse control 105 Box 4.5 Inhibition Dysregulation Theory 106 Self-regulation as a broadly based concept 108 Box 4.6 Self-regulation Theory 108 Urges and craving 108 Box 4.7 A Cognitive Model of Drug Urges 109 Addiction as a failure of self-control over desires and urges 110 References 111 5 Addiction, habit and instrumental learning 114 Instrumental learning 114 Box 5.1 Instrumental learning (operant conditioning) and addiction 115 Mechanisms underpinning instrumental learning 118 Box 5.2 The Dopamine Theory of Drug Reward 119 Box 5.3 Addiction arising from functional neurotoxicity of drugs 121 Classical conditioning 122 Box 5.4 Classical conditioning and addiction 122 More complex learning models 124 Box 5.5 Addiction as a learning/memory process 125 Box 5.6 Incentive Sensitisation Theory 126 Box 5.7 Balfour’s theory of differential drug effects within the nucleus accumbens 129 Social learning 130 Box 5.8 Social Learning Theory 131 Associative learning 133 References 133 6 Addiction in populations, and comprehensive theories 136 Addiction in populations 136 Box 6.1 Diffusion Theory 137 Comprehensive theories of addiction 139 Box 6.2 Excessive Appetites Theory 140 Box 6.3 The Pathways Model of pathological gambling 146 What is addiction and how can we explain it? 149 References 150 7 Development of a comprehensive theory 152 A functional classification of theories of addiction 153 Addiction as reflective choice 158 Addiction as irrational choice 162 Addiction, compulsion and self-control 165 Addiction, instrumental learning and habit 168 Addiction, choice, compulsion and habit 179 References 185 8 A synthetic theory of motivation 192 Understanding behaviour in context: the COM-B model 192 Focus on motivational theory 194 The human motivational system 194 Structure and function of the human motivational system 195 The ‘head model’ 205 Momentum and inertia 206 Adaptation: ways in which experience affects motivational disposition 207 The ‘representational system’, consciousness and dual process models 210 Self and self-control 213 Mental effort and motivational resources 216 What motivates us 216 The unstable mind 218 A summary: key propositions from PRIME theory 225 References 227 9 A theory of addiction 229 Addiction is 229 The pathologies underlying addiction 230 A return to some ‘big observations’ about addiction 233 The abnormalities underlying addiction 241 Effects of interventions 244 Recommendations and predictions regarding addiction interventions 244 Testing the theory 250 First results 251 Conclusions 252 References 253 Index 257

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Book SynopsisProviding up-to-date and comprehensive information, this practical guide uses clinical case examples and professional codes of ethics to help addiction counselors learn and apply ethical standards. Real-life examples of ethical dilemmas in clinical practice illustrate potential pitfalls and the actions needed when faced with a dilemma.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Part One Protecting the Client 7 Chapter 2 Key: Recognize Your Strengths and Limitations 9 Chapter 3 Principle: Client Welfare 15 Chapter 4 Principle: Cultural Diversity 25 Chapter 5 Principle: The Counseling Relationship 39 Chapter 6 Pitfall: Conflicted Agendas 51 Part Two Protecting the Clinical Information 59 Chapter 7 Key: Respect the Tiers of Ethics 63 Chapter 8 Principle: Proper Use of Written Clinical Material 69 Chapter 9 Principle: Proper Use of Spoken Clinical Material 83 Chapter 10 Pitfall: Confused Roles 95 PERSPECTIVE Are We a Profession? 113 Part Three Protecting the Clinician 123 Chapter 11 Key: Seek Continuous Learning 125 Chapter 12 Principle: Responsibility 129 Chapter 13 Principle: Competency 143 Chapter 14 Pitfall: Clinician Burnout 155 Part Four Protecting the Community 177 Chapter 15 Key: Make the Rule 181 Chapter 16 Principle: Workplace Standards 187 Chapter 17 Principle: Professional Rapport 195 Chapter 18 Principle: Societal Obligations 211 Chapter 19 Pitfall: Cutting Corners 217 Conclusion 233 Ethics Exam 237 References 241 About the Author 245 Author Index 249 Subject Index 253

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive theoretical and practical presentation on theassessment and treatment of adult children of alcoholics. In Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics, renowned psychologist,researcher, and author Stephanie Brown develops an in-depth,integrated theory linking childhood experiences with an alcoholicparent to developmental difficulties. She emphasizes the importanceof the traumatic family environment and provides rich clinicaldescriptions, linking systems theory and literature of thehandicapped to the experience of children of alcoholics. Dr. Brown connects environmental issues with individualdevelopment. She details the defensive maneuvers required to copewith an alcoholic parent and explores their impact on thedevelopment of the self. Finally, she outlines the process ofrecovery, continuing to emphasize the link between environment andindividual development. She traces the recovery process from itsfirst step--admitting parental alcoholism--through thereconstrTable of ContentsTHE ALCOHOLIC FAMILY. The Children of Alcoholics. The Alcoholic Family Environment. Interactions, Patterns, and Adaptations. THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM ON INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. Trauma and Defensive Adaptations. The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Attachment. The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Identity Formation. THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY. The Process of Recovery: Theory. Preparation for Recovery: Drinking and Transition. Early Recovery. Ongoing Recovery. What Is Progress: Growing Up, Growing Out, and Coming Home. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis text serves as a practical guide to the effective diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and drug addictive disorders. It offers clear, step-by-step recommendations on the selection and application of both pharmacological and psychosocial therapies.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF INTOXICATION AND WITHDRAWAL IN ADDICTIVE DISORDERS. Assessment and Diagnosis in Addictive Disorders (N. Miller, et al.). Intoxication and Withdrawal from Marijuana, LSD, and MDMA (M. Gold & N. Miller). Drug Testing (R. DuPont). PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF INTOXICATION AND WITHDRAWAL. Treatment of Opiate Dependence (J. Piszczor & W. Weddington). TREATMENT IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS. Treatment of Acute Emergencies (S. John). Treatment of Comorbid Surgical Disorders (R. Littrell & G. Hyde). Treatment of Addictive Disorders in Women (L. Miller). Treatment of Gambling, Eating, and Sex Addictions (J. Schneider & R. Irons). TREATMENT PRACTICES. Treatment Management for Acute and Continuing Care (D. Angres & M. Easton). Treatment Efficacy (N. Miller). SPECIAL TOPICS. Forensic and Ethical Issues (A. Daghestani). Index.

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Book SynopsisAddictions are responsible for vast and growing morbidity, mortality, and misery in society. Until now, not only has the theoretical underpinning of the most commonly practised treatment approaches in the addictions field been scant, but the evidence for the effectiveness of these methods has also been generally lacking. In the cue exposure paradigm there is a rare opportunity to make a vital connection between theory and practice in the rational development of new treatment approaches. Cue exposure has become a routine clinical procedure in the treatment of phobic and obsessive-compulsive disorders and shows promise in the additions field. There is always a danger, however, that new approaches will become adopted into routine practice in an uncritical fashion. This book, therefore, brings together a series of invited reviews specially prepared by addictions experts from around the world. Together these reviews provide a much needed critical analysis of the evidence. The primary audienTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: Cue Exposure in Understanding and Treating Addictive Behaviours (D.Drummond, et al.). THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF CUE EXPOSURE IN ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR. TheForm of Responses to Drug Cues (S. Glautier B. Remington). Potential Functions of Classical Conditioning in Drug Addiction (S.Tiffany). METHODS OF STUDYING HUMAN DRUG CUE REACTIVITY. Individual Differences and Cue Reactivity (V. Rees N.Heather). The Role of Cognitive Factors in Reactivity to Drug Cues (S.Tiffany). CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF CUE EXPOSURE IN ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR. CueExposure Treatment in Alcohol Dependence (D. Rohsenow, etal.). Cue Exposure Treatment in Opiate and Cocaine Dependence (S. Dawe J.Powell). Indexes.

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Book SynopsisA journalist pieces together the mysteries surrounding her ex-husband’s descent into drug addiction while trying to rebuild a life for her family, taking readers on an intimate journey into the world of white-collar drug abuse.“A rare combination of journalistic rigor, personal courage, and writerly grace.”—Bill Clegg, author of Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man Something was wrong with Peter. Eilene Zimmerman noticed that her ex-husband looked thin, seemed distracted, and was frequently absent from activities with their children. She thought he looked sick and needed to see a doctor, and indeed, he told her he had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. Yet in many ways, Peter seemed to have it all: a beautiful house by the beach, expensive cars, and other luxuries that came with an affluent life. Eilene assumed his odd behavior was due to stress and overwork—he was a senior partner at a prominent law firm

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Book SynopsisBarnett's prose style is brassy and cleareyed, with echoes of Anne Lamott. --Beth Macy, The New York Times Book ReviewEmotionally devastating and self-aware, this cautionary tale about substance abuse is a worthy heir to Cat Marnell's How to Murder Your Life. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A startlingly frank memoir of one woman's struggles with alcoholism and recovery, with essential new insights into addiction and treatmentErica C. Barnett had her first sip of alcohol when she was thirteen, and she quickly developed a taste for drinking to oblivion with her friends. In her late twenties, her addiction became inescapable. Volatile relationships, blackouts, and unsuccessful stints in detox defined her life, with the bottles she hid throughout her apartment and offices acting as both her tormentors and closest friends. By the time she was in her late thirties, Barnett had quit and relapsed again and again, but

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Book SynopsisSubstance Use and Misuse is a comprehensive and practical text that covers the core elements of substance use and misuse in both acute and community settings. The text reflects those areas in which health-care professionals are assuming greater responsibility for those people misusing psychoactive substances. It adopts a skills-orientated approach, providing a framework of good clinical practice and is written by a group of clinicians and academics. This book is an invaluable tool for undergraduate and postgraduate students, educators and clinical practitioners in all branches of nursing, midwifery and health visiting. It is also relevant to others in the healing professions as well as generic and specialist health-care professionals. * emphasis placed on prevention * an up-to-date, practical and comprehensive text for students and practitioners in health care * adopts a skills-orientated approach, supported by the latest research and case vignettes * writteTrade Review"This book will undoubtedly be useful to non-specialist nurses and all those new to the field of substance misuse It is in addition a useful reference guide to specialist nurses." Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse "This book is a well balanced, easy to read book and will be of interest to all Health Care Professionals, but may be especially informative to student nurses in helping them gain insight into the complex nature of substance misuse" Druglink “This book is an especially useful primer and resource for all nursing and healthcare specialties, but is an essential text for psychiatric nursing students and practitioners. Few books are available on this topic and none have represented the entire clinical issue as well.” Doody’s Rating 4-starTable of ContentsSection I - Understanding Substance Use and Misuse. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Concepts and Models. Chapter 3. Tobacco Smoking. Chapter 4. An Overview of Psychoactive Drugs. Chapter 5. Alcohol and Alcohol Related Problems. Chapter 6. It's Everybody's Business: the Responses of Health Care Professionals. Section II - Prevention, Recognition and Intervention. Chapter 7. Prevention and Health Education. Chapter 8. Screening and Generic Assessment. Chapter 9. An Overview of Intervention Strategies. Chapter 10. Service Provision for Substance Misusers. Section III - Generic Responses: Different Contexts and Settings. Chapter 11. Drug Use, Pregnancy and Care of the New-born. Chapter 12. Health Visiting and Substance Misuse. Chapter 13. Practice Nurse: Recognition and Early Interventions. Chapter 14. School Nursing and Substance Misuse. Chapter 15. Substance Misuse in the Accident and Emergency Department. Chapter 16. HIV, Hepatitis and Substance Misuse. Section IV - Addiction nursing: Specialist Responses. Chapter 17. Alcohol: Community Detoxification and Clinical Care. Chapter 18. Benzodiazepines: Clinical Care and Nursing Intervention. Chapter 19. Stimulants: Clinical Care and Nursing Interventions. Chapter 20. Opiate and Polydrug Use: Clinical Care and Nursing Intervention. Chapter 21. Nicotine Addiction: Health Care Interventions. Chapter 22. Working with Diverse Special Populations. Chapter 23. Working with Dual Diagnosis Clients. Chapter 24. Contemporary Issues in Addiction Nursing

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Book SynopsisDual diagnosis is the concurrent existence of substance misuse and psychiatric disorders in an individual. There has been an increase in the number of people being dual diagnosed and this impacts psychiatry services in primary care and general hospital settings. This book will provide practitioners with a comprehensive text on the contemporary issues of working with dual diagnosis patients from both clinical and theoretical perspectives.Trade Review"An invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals who may come into contact with clients with complex needs. I will certainly keep it on my bookshelf for reference." Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal (hcpj) "this book gloriously achieves its goal ... a valuable addition to our understanding of the debates, research, theory and best practice around dual diagnosis." Point "This book is an especially useful primer and resource for all nursing and healthcare specialties, but is an essential text for psychiatric nursing students and practitioners." "Few books are available on this topic and none have represented the entire clinical issue as well." Doody's Rating “This book gloriously achieves its goal…a valuable addition to our understanding of the debates, research, theory and best practice around dual diagnosis.” Psychminded.co.ukTable of ContentsPart I: Dual diagnosis: fact or fiction?; Substance use and misuse: concepts and theories; Problems and issues of conceptualisation: Psychiatric disorders and substance misuse: psychopathology; European dimension of dual diagnosis; Misperceiving complex behaviour: a psychological research model;. Part II: The challenge of shared care; A synthesis of addiction and mental health nursing: a community approach; Enhancing the social service response; Treatment strategies and interventions; Nursing interventions in the care of dually diagnosed clients; Brief strategies therapy: working with the patient's motivation for change; Assessing the health and social needs to develop services: a public health perspective; Development of a community based model of service provision; A model of therapeutic interventions; Dual or separate services; Professional education in addiction and mental health issues: a case for less diagnosis and more action?; Index.

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Book SynopsisTakes readers into the ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. This book explores the puzzling question: why do addiction counselors dedicate themselves to reconciling drug users' relationship to language in order to reconfigure their relationship to drugs?Trade ReviewWinner of the 2012 Edward Sapir Book Prize, Society for Linguistic Anthropology "[A] fresh and thought-provoking perspective on the interaction between addiction professionals and their clients. [Scripting Addiction] is also a remarkable window onto American personhood in general. It shows in unusually precise terms how this personhood is produced by linguistic interactions that shape the institutions in which they occur."--Lorna Rhodes, Social Service Review "In simplest terms, this book can be read as an ethnographic description of a mandated outpatient drug-treatment program for homeless women. In another sense, it includes a brief history of changing views toward social work in the US since the 1950s. Although not explicitly organized as such, it is also a thoughtful, critical commentary on the rationale, methods, and efficacy of such treatment."--Choice "Summerson Carr's focus on linguistic practices is a refreshing approach to studying welfare, addiction, and therapy, exposing the way language gets nudged around to yield things that resemble palatable truths."--Chantal Butchinsky, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "The added value of this ethnography lies in its uncovering of the profound impact of ideological assumptions about language and of ideology in language on everyday institutional practices and, ultimately, the everyday lives of clients by providing a detailed account of institutional practices in mainstream American addiction treatment."--Karen Mogendorff, Social Anthropology "There is much to like about this intriguing and subtly argued book. Its human interest and drama, as the story of Rhonda and Louise suggests, is not the least of it. I came away from the detailed scenes of interviews and board meetings impressed with Carr's intelligence and thoughtfulness as an ethnographer. Readers can get a vivid sense of both clients and staff. Best of all is how concrete this study is... Carr's evidence and analysis are clear. She reveals a living language, whose flow she traces from intake interviews, to therapy sessions, to client case meetings, to board rooms."--Stephanie Muravchik, Society "Scripting Addiction screams with many voices that there is no neutral language (Bakhtin, 1984). Therefore, it is a powerful call to better realize what is happening in and through language at sites all around us that carry huge potential to either serve humankind, or cause suffering. It is an important and well-articulated call."--Mark A. Leeman, Discourse StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Considering the Politics of Therapeutic Language 1 Chapter One: Identifying Icons and the Policies of Personhood 23 Chapter Two: Taking Them In and Talking It Out 49 Chapter Three: Clinographies of Addiction 85 Chapter Four: Addicted Indexes and Metalinguistic Fixes 121 Chapter Five: Therapeutic Scenes on an Administrative Stage 151 Chapter Six: Flipping the Script 190 Conclusion 224 Notes 239 References 279 Index 317

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