Addiction and therapy Books

Book SynopsisFreedom from addiction is available in the one place that's the most difficult for an addict to be-the present moment. In Natural Rest for Addiction, non-duality teacher and addiction specialist Scott Kiloby offers his Natural Rest program for finding recovery from substance abuse-and addictions of all kinds-through the mindful practice of Resting Presence.If you struggle with alcoholism, drug dependency, or some other form of addiction, you know all too well the urges and cravings that drive your habit. Addiction tells you that something is wrong, that you need something outside of yourself to make you well, something to fill the sense of deficiency you carry inside. These feelings are often tied to deep emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, or pain held in the body that has never fully been acknowledged. But what if you could learn to relax into awareness and accept the difficult thoughts, emotions, and sensations that make you feel like you need to do something-anything-to change your experience?This book will guide you, step by step, into the natural, open, peaceful awareness that is available to you at all times. Using the mindfulness-based Natural Rest program for recovery, you'll learn how to tap into this present-moment awareness throughout the day, relieving yourself of worries about the future or past by allowing your thoughts and feelings to come and go as they are, without grasping at or trying to control them. You'll also learn about the Living Inquiries, a process of self-inquiry developed by Scott Kiloby to target the beliefs, trauma, compulsions, and triggers that keep you trapped in the cycle of suffering and seeking.At the heart of addiction is a constant, desperate desire to alter what you're feeling, to escape from the here and now, to find relief. With Natural Rest for Addiction, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues that underlie addictive behavior and learn how to find peace, freedom, and well-being in the present, one moment at a time.

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Book SynopsisAt the heart of Richard Bryant-Jefferies' work with problem drinkers is his belief in the power and effectiveness of the person-centred approach to counselling. He suggests that many alcohol problems develop out of, or are connected with, relationship difficulties. He highlights the importance of building a therapeutic relationship with the person, and of engaging with their individuality to encourage sustainable lifestyle change underpinned by personal growth.This practical book shows how such client-focused counselling can support problem drinkers who are seeking to develop and sustain a less alcohol-centred way of life. Demonstrating how the client-counsellor relationship can be harnessed to empower the individual to help themselves, Richard* describes the health risks and effects on family life of alcohol dependency* considers the differences between young and old problem drinkers* analyses the support services available to those seeking change* suggests ways of coping with relapse.Supported by contributions from clients who have undergone counselling for alcohol reliance, this is a comprehensive and positive guide for people working with those who have a problematic relationship with alcohol.Trade ReviewThe author presents us with a very readable person-centred strategy for working with problem drinkers as an alternative to the normally 'directive' therapies that are practiced. It is debatable whether the theoretical purists would agree with this classification. -- The Drug & Alcohol ProfessionalI commend this book to those person-centred practitioners who have not ventured into this area of counselling before because they have considered it too "specialist". They will, I believe, be encouraged and emboldened. I commend it, too, to practitioners from other traditions who continue to entertain the false notion that person-centred counselling is not suitable for really serious problems. They may glimpse in its pages the self-evident but often neglected truth that it is persons who have problems and persons who demand our respect and professional commitment. -- Brian Thorne, Emeritus Professor of Counselling, University of East Anglia, UKThis is a highly readable book, recommended for any counsellor whose client may be drinking inappropriately or even a little too much. It includes numerous examples of illustrative dialogue between client and counsellor and a section about the family. It should become a core text for trainee alcohol counsellors. Furthermore, it provides an excellent summary of the application of the person-centred approach to managers of alcohol services, often not trained counsellors themselves, and sometimes suspicious of this way of working. -- Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalI recently enjoyed reading 'Counselling the Person Beyond The Alcohol Problem' which I found informative and useful. I liked in particular the discussion/rationale of offering specialist knowledge in context as opposed to a sense of being an expert on your client. Like Richard, I struggle as best I can to offer the core conditions through my relationship with each client. What a relief I felt on reading his conviction that not to share helpful insight is to leave a client vulnerable - 'a form of negligence'. And that such insight, when proffered, arising from within a particular relationship is not being directive but, rather, congruent reading, this book will help me to be a more effective counsellor with 'this' client group, written as it is from a place of commitment to providing a caring and supportive therapeutic environment for clients.Thanks for writing a much-needed book! -- Diane Stead, Person-centred counsellorTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Entering the world of alcohol use. 2. Alcohol in the Family. 3. Application of a Person-Centred Approach. 4. The Cycle of Change. 5. From Pre-Contemplation to Taking Action. 6. Maintaining Change and Responding to Relapse. 7. Bringing it All Together. 8. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated edition of the essential reference Understanding Drugs provides a complete overview of the key facts and core issues surrounding substance misuse. All commonly-used street drugs are covered, with quick reference guides, helpful diagrams and clear information on each drug's effects, methods of use, legal status, availability, treatment options and associated slang. This edition includes new sections on ketamine, `date-rape' drugs, and over-the-counter opiate-based drugs, and recent findings on the long-term effects of cannabis and its potential medicinal use, and discussion of the legalisation debate.This comprehensive handbook is an essential reference for teachers, social workers, youth workers, residential home managers, policy makers and parents, enabling readers to recognise drug misuse and confidently offer information and guidance.A companion volume, Understanding Drug Issues: A Photocopiable Resource Workbook is also available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers.Trade ReviewI can honestly say that I found this tome immensely useful in furthering my knowledge regarding drugs and how to help those who are involved in substance misuse. I like the lay-out of the book which incorporates helpful diagrams and flow- charts. The book avoids being overly academic but is very informative, the information regarding substances involved in drug abuse is certainly comprehensive. I recommend this book for psychologists who work in the prison and probation services and anybody who has an interest in understanding the illicit drugs world and drug- taking. -- Forensic Update (BPS)This book is about as up to date as it gets and is set out in a way that makes it easy to find the particular drug you want to look up... The writers have written in plain English, free from jargon and terminology, which makes it not only understandable but also interesting and informative to readers, including parents and young people. The use of pictures and diagrams to show the effects on the body of each drug is particularly appealing to visual learners, and leaves readers in no doubt as to the potential harm the drug can cause. It also includes recent findings about long-term effects of cannabis, something that all young people who use the drug should be aware of. On the flip side it also looks at the possible medical uses of cannabis. This book provides information not only about the different types of drugs, but also the indicators of drug use, providing the reader with signs of drug use and what to do about them. There is a section on over-the-counter and prescription-only drugs - the book doesn't restrict itself to illegal drugs. The writers' vast experience is demonstrated throughout the book, and it is clear that both are familiar with the subject area. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleThis is a must-have for the staff library! I cannot praise it too highly... The sections on signs and symptoms of misuse is invaluable for anyone in close contact with young people. -- School Librarian JournalWe all have a responsibility to take action and make a difference, this book can contribute to this process by providing the factual information necessary to understand why drugs do what they do, and why they both appeal to and attract many. This is the first step in the process. Use and apply the information wisely for the benefit of our future. -- Police Service JournalThis book is highly recommended to all professionals and lay-persons, who need to have a good all-round knowledge of street drugs. The clear and user-friendly style in which it has been written makes this publication very approachable as well as interesting, In addition to numerous charts and diagrams, this book also contains very useful photographs that all promote a clearer understanding of the relevant subject-matter. It will also be particularly useful to the police service as a whole, as well as specialised squads. -- Police Journal/Internet Law BooksPraise for the first edition:'Now and then a book hits the market that gets it just right. This publication is written in a clear, jargon-free style, making it an easy, interesting and informative read... This book should be on every reading list.' -- Nursing TimesThis book not only provides information about drug types, but also indicators of drug use and dealing with drug related incidents, providing the reader with information on what to look out for and what to do…a must for all adults working with young people and parents. -- Psychiatric CareUnderstanding Drugs provides a wealth of information... It is particularly well set out for quick and easy reference. I wholeheartedly recommend it. -- British Journal of Guidance and CounsellingDrugs in all their forms, both medical and recreational, are examined in this accessible book, presented in a balanced way. The authors both have considerable experience... If you want to understand more about drugs; to be able to give young people accurate and sensible information; to help someone who is involved in drugs; or to formulate a policy on substance misuse... This is an excellent place to find out. -- Health VisitorTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. A Brief History of Drug Use and a Snapshot of the Current Drugs Situation in Britain. 3. Cannabis Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol. 4. Stimulants. 5. Hallucinogens. 6. Opiates. 7. Volatile Substance Abuse: "Sniffing". 8. Tranquillisers and Sleeping Pills: Anxyiolytics and Hypnotics. 9. Anabolic Steroids. 10. Over the Counter Medicines. 11. `Date Rape Drugs': Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine. 12. The Signs and Symptoms of Substance Misuse: Things You Will Need to Look Out For. 13. Physical Evidence of Possible Drug or Substance Use. 14. Managing Drug Related Incidents. 15. Common Reasons for Drug and Substance Misuse and Details of Available Treatment. 16. The Language of Drug and Substance Abuse. 17. The Legislation Debate. Appendix 1: Formulation of a Substance Misuse Policy. Appendix 2: Useful Organisations. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis international collection examines the opportunities for using music-induced states of altered consciousness to promote physical and mental healing, treat substance dependence, and in spiritual and palliative care.The contributors describe the successful use of altered states and their therapeutic potential, providing examples from different cultures and clinical, therapeutic and spiritual settings. Their observations cover a wide range of music types capable of inducing altered states, including polyrhythmic music, monotonous drumming, Western pop, and Arab musical schemata, complemented by theoretical and clinical approaches to applications in music therapy.This book will be a useful reference for practising music therapists, musicologists, and ethnomusicologists, students and academics in the field.Trade ReviewI welcome the book as a good starting point in a very good starting point in a very important discussion of music and ASC that needs to be unfolded from both a clinical and a research perspective. -- Nordic Journal of Music TherapyFor the specialist in music or music therapy or altered states of consciousness, this book is must reading. -- The Christian ParapsychologistAldridge and Fachner (both qualitative research in medicine, U of Witten-Herdecke) bring together 13 chapters discussing how music is used to create altered consciousness in different cultures. Contributors from around the world in medicine, music therapy, psychology, and music fields examine music used for states of trance, medicine in the Adygh culture of North Caucasus, drug-induced states, healing with hallucinogens, in the treatment of substance abusers, with spirituality and suffering, and therapy for end-stage illnesses. Types of music studied include monotonous drumming and Western and Arab music. The book is intended for music therapists, musicologists, ethnomusicologists and students. -- Book NewsTable of Contents1. Music, Consciousness and Altered States, David Aldridge, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany. 2. Music and Altered States of Consciousness: An Overview, Jörg Fachner, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany. 3. Music and Trance, John J. Pilch, Georgetown University, USA. 4. The Effects of Monotonous Drumming on Subjective Experiences, Csaba Szabó, Debrecen University, Hungary. 5. Perception and Responses to Schemata in Different Cultures: Western and Arab Music, Dalia Cohen, Hebrew University, Israel. 6. Music and Medicine: The Adyghs' Case, Alla N. Sokolova, Adyghea State University, Russia. 7. Music and Drug Induced Altered States of Consciousness, Jörg Fachner, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany. 8. The Role of Music in Healing with Hallucinogens: Tribal and Western Studies, Marlene Dobkin de Rios, University of California, USA. 9. Polyrhythms Supporting a Pharmacotherapy: Music in the Iboga Initiation Ceremony in Gabon, Uwe Maas and Süster Strubbelt, affiliation tbc. 10. Dangerous Music: Working with the Destructive and Healing Powers of Popular Music in the Treatment of Substance Abusers, Tsvia Horesh, Hebrew University, Israel. 11. "On a Journey to Somatic Memory": Theoretical and Clinical Approaches for the Treatment of Traumatic Memories in Music Therapy Based Drug Rehabilitation, Marko Punkanen, University of Jyväskyla, Finland. 12. Music Therapy and Spirituality: A Transcendental Understanding of Suffering, David Aldridge, University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany. 13. Music Therapy and Spirituality and the Challenges of End-Stage Illnesses, Lucanne Magill, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCannabis is at the centre of ongoing controversial and often confused debate. Opinions on its potential impact on health are sharply divided: some argue that it poses serious risks to mental health and that adolescent use may lead to psychotic illness in young adulthood, or that it acts as a gateway to hard drugs such as cocaine or opiates. Conversely, others point to alcohol or tobacco being far more harmful yet entirely legal.Cannabis and Young People aims to shed light on the current debates by reviewing all the available evidence on a range of issues relating to the use of cannabis among children and adolescents and summarizing the main conclusions in clear, jargon-free language.Areas covered include:* Patterns of cannabis use* Changes in usage* Young people's views on cannabis* The potential harmful effects, including mental health problems, educational attainment, antisocial behaviour* The family and social factors that can initiate cannabis use* The progression to regular use* The effects of decriminalizationThis book will be an essential read for anyone needing informed, authoritative information about cannabis and its effects.Trade ReviewProvides all the vital information surrounding cannabis in one text -- Youth & Policy`This is a useful introduction for any practitioner working with young people.' -- Journal of Mental Health`This book aims to strip away the polemics and establish the facts. It provides a concise, but comprehensive literature review of cannabis and young people, including: patterns of use, young people's views, predictors of use, the effects of cannabis, links with the use of other drugs, prevention and treatment, and policy issues. The book is a useful summary and will be of interest to the professional working in the field… This book provides a good guide to the literature and research on cannabis and young people. This will be a valuable resource for anyone researching this field or with a specific interest, such as substance misuse workers in young offenders and juvenile establishments.' - Prison Service Journal`The content is timely, readily accessible and written in plain English, appealing to profeesional and lay readers. The contextualisation of cannabis use among young people explores a complex range of social factors, notably, gender, age, ethnicity, class and anti-social behaviour… There is a helpful range of websites and literature sources.'`The book is slim with handy summaries at the end of each chapter, the underlying message being how difficult it is to make hard and fast statements on a subject so riven with ignorance and misinformation and about which everybody seems to be desperate for easy answers and quick fixes'. - Safer Society`Writing for mental health health professionals and parents, Jenkins (Institue of Psychiatry, London) reviews the evidence in a range of issues relating to the use, young people's views, predictors of use, psychosocial functioning , the gateway effect, prevention and treatment, and policy'. - Book News`This small book provides a considerable amount of very useful information for those who are involved in seeking to develop programs for the prevention and treatment of cannabis use. This includes parents, teachers, therapists, the police, and many other bodies in society'. -- Internet Law BooksTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Patterns of Cannabis Use. 3. Young People's Views About Cannabis. 4. Predictors of Cannabis Use. 5. Cannabis and Psychosocial Functioning. 6. Cannabis and the Use of Other Illicit Drugs. 7. Prevention and Treatment. 8. Cannabis Policy. 9. Conclusion. References. Index. About Focus.

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Book SynopsisLooking 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', which assume that identity is fixed. By taking a step back and separating the person from the problem, it is possible to help them explore their relationship with drugs in ways that encourage a stronger sense of agency and power to change.With compelling first-hand narratives and practical strategies to encourage drug misusers' ability to recover, this is essential reading for professionals working with drug users as well as people misusing drugs themselves.Trade ReviewThis stimulating book shows how children construct their identities from their experiences, how trauma disrupts this development and how drugs misuse can become the way they adapt to extreme situations. It also shows how drug misusers have used their own experiences and resources to eventually form healthy identities. Essential reading. -- Therapy TodayThe combination of the courageous revelations of the contributors and Etherington's careful and considered research approach is to be valued and prized... I hope this book is read by those in power, those who believe they know what to do with addicts... Congratulations to Kim Etherington and gratitude to the participants. -- Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalWith each reading, I have come into contact with a further dimension of the book that I had previously not encountered. It is, without a doubt, a valuable resource for anyone wanting to move beyond the familiar stories commonly associated with drug misusers. I suggest it would be an excellent core text for students interested in gaining a more enriched understanding of how social and cultural factors can impact on an individual's life. In addition, there is much within this book that offers support to those currently negotiating their own difficult relationship with drugs as well as professionals wanting to enhance their work within the field of drug misuse... I have no hesitation in recommending this book. It is an inspirational, multilayered book that offers much to a wide range of readers. -- EscalateIf this book were made a compulsory read the helping professions might encourage more inclusive practice. I will certainly add it to the various reading lists under my influence as an educator. The core of the book, and its impact, comes from the experts by experience, who chart our journey through the underworld of human suffering. If that sounds extreme, I dare you to read it. As ever, when you really stop and listen you hear the patterns of abuse that underpin the seemingly random behaviour of the more obviously distressed. And for those of you who find comfort and refuge in diagnostic labels, be prepared to feel uneasy. This is the world of relating where little comes between you and the horror of the other person's life experience. You might want to cry or switch off for a while, but hopefully you will continue to see the person in the story... This book left me full of hope. Is there anything more awesome than bearing witness to the human spirit restoring itself from having been broken? -- Drugs and Alcohol TodayI welcome this study by Professor Kim Etherington because it is part of the process of understanding our drug problem and the whole chain of issues that lead to addiction. It is the stories of real people, and in doing so it holds a mirror not just to other people's lives but to our own. -- from the foreword by Monty Don, The Monty Project, UKTable of ContentsPrologue - Hannah's Story. Part one. 1. Introduction. 2. Trauma, drug misuse and identity transformation. Part two. 3. Omar's Story - part one. 4. Omar's story - part two. 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 three. 11. Impact of trauma on selves and relationships. 12. Problematic drug use and turning points. 13. Transforming identities. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisThis book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of children's services when there are concerns about the safety and welfare of children.It reveals the vulnerability of these children and the extent to which domestic violence, parental alcohol or parental drug misuse impact on children's health and development, affect the adults' capacity to undertake key parenting tasks, and influence the response of wider family and the community. It includes parents' own voices and allows them to explain what help they feel would best support families in similar situations. The authors explore the extent to which current local authority plans, procedures, joint protocols and training support information sharing and collaborative working. Emphasising the importance of an holistic inter-agency approach to assessment, planning and service provision, the authors draw from the findings implications for policy and practice in both children and adult services.This book is essential reading for all professionals working to promote the welfare and wellbeing of children and those working with vulnerable adults, many of whom are parents.Trade ReviewThis is research which is clearly having an impact on policy and commissioning decisions at both senior central government and local levels. It is also research which should inform all social work practitioner's decisions on a case-by-case basis (including Cafcass practitioners). This is, therefore, a book I wood recommend strongly to both FCAs and FSWs involved in public and private law cases. -- Cafcass, within Channel C Staff publicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. The response of children's social care. 3. Collaborative working. 4. Families' experience of referral and assessment. 5. Families' experience of services. 6. Plans, procedures and joint protocols. 7. Training. 8. Conclusions and implications for policy and practice. Appendix I. Appendix II. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisAlcohol misuse is becoming an increasingly significant issue for people aged 55 and over, and providing effective counselling services to this growing client group requires a unique and specialised approach. This practical guide explores the factors that differentiate older drinkers, and introduces an innovative person-centred model that will help counsellors and other healthcare professionals to give older people with alcohol problems the help and support they need.Older people with alcohol problems often have complex personal histories, and are particularly vulnerable to long-term dependency, social isolation and self-medication. This book explores the influences, patterns and triggers that affect the development and progression of alcohol dependency in this age group, and provides a detailed description of a theoretical model and therapeutic process that has proved successful in practice. Informative case studies demonstrate the approach in action and guidance is also given for working with clients with dementia or mental health problems.This book will prove an invaluable resource for counsellors and other healthcare professionals who encounter alcohol problems in their clinical practice, including clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and community psychiatric nurses.Trade ReviewWorking with older people with alcohol problems is based on the real life practice experiences of the authors. Their insights provide an honest reflection on the problems faced by both practitioner and client. The practical nature of the text and easy to read style is well suited to any persons with an interest in older persons and alcohol issues. -- CounsellingConnection.comThe book is stimulating and person centred and the presentation of chapters relating to mental health diagnoses is helpful. Practitioners working in alcohol services and staff working with older people should find this publication useful, particularly those client groups who are not well serviced by current provision. -- Nursing Older PeopleThe book successfully communicates with the reader the plight of those who have alcohol problem, and addresses potential interventions to help assess and assist those in the community who have alcohol problem. Hence, this book is one to buy for those working with older clients with alcohol problem, and a must read for those who want to learn more about working with clients with alcohol problems and the challenges that they face. It is a useful resource to refer to when working with older adults with alcohol problems. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThe authors clearly possess considerable experience in this area which adds a depth and richness to the book, while the writing style is straightforward and has a strong practical feel, making the book accessible to a wide range of audiences. Interesting case studies are used to illustrate key points throughout the book... It would be an excellent text for students of counselling with an interest in alcohol problems, or for a counsellor looking to brand into the alcohol field. The book does provide useful practical examples for anyone working with people with alcohol problems more generally who within their practice might encounter older people. -- Journal of Ageing & SocietyCounselling Older People with Alcohol Problems is a timely addition to the literature as there is growing awareness of alcohol problems among older people and those who are ageing. Indeed a recent report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2011) highlights growing numbers of older people seeking help for alcohol problems and the necessity to understand and address their specific needs. Against this backdrop, Counselling Older People with Alcohol Problems sets out to provide a practice-based discussion and guide for those providing counselling to older people in this situation. The authors clearly possess considerable experience in this area which adds a depth and richness to the book, while the writing is straightforward and has a strong practical feel, making the book accessible to a wide range of audiences. Interesting case studies are used to illustrate key points throughout the book. -- Ageing and SocietyIt would be an excellent text for students of counselling with an interest in alcohol problems, or for a counsellor looking to branch into the alcohol field. The book does provide useful practical examples for anyone working with people with alcohol problems more generally who within their practice might encounter older people. -- Ageing and SocietyThe senior author is a counselor and manager in a well-respected alcohol recovery agency in London. As such, he is able to flavor the book with a number of interesting and lively case studies... I think the book would make useful introductory reading for a counselor preparing to work in alcohol services or seeing occasional clients who may fit the description in the title. -- BACP Health Care Professionals JournalWidely regarded as a 'hidden issue' this book is a welcome addition to the scant literature on counselling older people with alcohol problems. Written by two practitioners, Counselling Older People with Alcohol Problems offers a largely person-centred and practical approach to counselling with older people... the authors have written a practical book that is likely to be very helpful to counsellors and other practitioners who are new to the topic of alcohol and older people... very readable and practical guide to helping older people to change their drinking behaviour later in life. -- British Society of GerontologyThis is the only book which addresses both the philosophy and practice of counselling older people with alcohol problems. It is based upon the authors' extensive experience of working with older people, and draws upon extensive case studies drawn from the experience of working in a specialist service for older people who have developed alcohol problems. The book is therefore based on a real understanding of the needs of this particular client group, how their alcohol problems have developed, and how they might be addressed. In overcoming alcohol dependency, older people invariably regain the ability to live more fulfilling and creative lives, and, as this book assists counsellors to take them on that journey, it is an invaluable tool for the caring profession, alcohol agencies and other helping bodies. -- Baroness Dianne Hayter of Kentish Town, Former Director of Alcohol ConcernMike Fox and Lesley Wilson have created an invaluable practical guide, highlighting specific issues for working with older people with alcohol problems. The art of counselling takes many forms: this thoughtful and readable book will inspire and inform people involved in this field, from the briefest encounters to the deepest transformative processes. The detailed case stories throughout the book offer a rare and rich insight into the effectiveness of counselling and the beneficial impact for all involved. Practitioners will recognise and reflect on the accurate portrayals of the context for their work, and people new to the field will gain access to a wealth of information and ideas for practice. -- Wendy Bryant, Deputy Director of Centre for Citizen ParticipationTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Preface. Part I: A Guide to Understanding the Client Group and an Outline of the Theoretical Model. 1. What Distinguishes This Client Group? 2. Where to Begin? Alcohol and Identity: Am I an 'Alcoholic'? 3. Reasons for Drinking: Alcohol and Paradox. 4. A Non-directive Approach: Abstinence or Moderation? Part II: The Therapeutic Process: A Linear Description. 5. First Session/Assessment. 6. Working with Types and Patterns of Drinking. 7. Addressing the Problem: Alcohol and the Hierarchy of Needs. 8. Detoxification (Detox). 9. After the Drinking Ceases/Working with Relapse. 10. Endings. 11. Self Care and the Therapist. Part III: Working with Complex Needs/Dual Diagnosis. 12. Dementia and Alcohol. 13. Depression and Alcohol. 14. Bipolar Disorder and Alcohol. Appendix: Exercises. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisPacked with information, advice and learning activities, this book tells you what you need to know about drugs, young people's drug use, and how you can help them stay safe.It covers everything from what the effects are and why young people take drugs, to how to negotiate drug rules and ways to prevent and minimise harm. An easy to use section contains factual information about various drugs, covering a description of each drug, street names, a brief history, legal status, availability, extent of use and cost, effects, possible harms, and harm reduction advice. The newest and emerging drugs, such as legal highs, are included, as well as illegal drugs, alcohol, caffeine and tobacco.If you are working with or supporting young people or are a parent or carer, this is the book you need to help you understand drugs and respond positively and effectively to young people's drug use.Trade ReviewThis book is a must-read for parents and the range of professionals who work with young people. It combines an up-to-the-minute understanding of the legal and illegal drugs young people encounter today with Julian Cohen's unique ability to provide practical and sensible advice that doesn't preach. I can recommend it highly to anyone who wants to make a positive difference to the lives of young people and contribute to their health and well-being. -- Judith Aldridge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Manchester, UK and author of Illegal Leisure Revisited: Changing patterns of alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adultsI have worked with and learned from Julian Cohen for more than 25 years. All About Drugs and Young People is the fruit of Julian's long experience of working directly with young people and with professionals and parents. His approach is honest, non-judgemental, pragmatic and practical. This book should be essential reading for all parents and for anyone who cares for, or works with, young people. -- Pat O'Hare, Director, HIT, UKI welcome this book as an honest and practical, non-jargonised and highly accessible account of young people's drug use and an invaluable reference for all parents, organisations and individuals who want to make sure that the risks and harms associated with it are avoided. -- Vivienne Evans OBE, Chief Executive, Alcohol, Drugs and Families (Adfam), UKAll About Drugs and Young People makes crystal clear that modern life is a matter of learning how to use substances successfully, rather than in a damaging way. This book gives you and your children the best preparation and hope for doing so. It shows parents and would-be-helpers that this involves listening, discussing, remaining calm and understanding young people, and not lecturing or demonising them. -- Stanton Peele, Ph. D., author of Addiction Proof Your Child, Recover! and many other books about drugs and addictionWise and sensible words from a seasoned and reputable author in the field of drug education and the wider issues of young people and drugs. Julian Cohen can always be relied upon to make parents and professionals review their thinking about the entrenched, polarised opinions and enduring mythologies that swirl around this ever emotive and controversial subject. -- Harry Shapiro, Director of Communications and Information, DrugScope, UKAll About Drugs and Young People is a superbly produced guide. Simply and clearly written, this excellent book says all that needs to be said about drugs. -- Ministry Today UKWhatever your views on drugs or whatever you think you could work with this issue, this book will certainly challenge your thoughts in an informative way, offering valuable, up-to-date knowledge and practical information. I f you work with, or are a parent of, young people, I would suggest this is a 'must read'... this is a very accessible and attractive book that offers personal and professional development with its abundant information around the issue of drugs and young people. -- Pauline Culliney, person-centred counsellor * BACP Children & Young People *An excellent resource... There is a wealth of information, from the origins of the word "drug", to how to talk to young people who are dealing drugs. There is a substance by substance guide and the final section points readers to further resources... The book will help parents and professionals start from an informed position in their efforts to support young people. -- Elli Rhodes * the Teacher *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Section A. Understanding young people's drug use. A1. What are the trends in young people's drug use? A2. Why do young people use drugs and in what ways do they use them? A3. Where do young people get drugs from and how much do they cost? A4. What does all this drug language mean? A5. What are the effects and harms of drug use and how dangerous is it? A6. What does the law say? A7. Can you tell if young people are using drugs? Section B. Be prepared. B1. Be informed – learn facts, not myths. B2. Be aware of your own use of drugs, your feelings and attitudes. B3. Be realistic about what can happen. B4. Know how to listen and relate to young people. B5. Know how to assess young people's involvement with drugs. B6. Be clear about who else you might inform and involve. B7. Negotiate sensible drug rules. B8. Be proactive about educating young people. B9. Learn basic first aid skills. B10. Know where and how to get help. Section C. Dealing with specific situations. Introduction. C1. If you suspect they are using or supplying drugs. C2. If they disclose involvement with drugs to you. C3. If they are drunk or high or lose consciousness. C4. If they have been using or supplying drugs at home or on the premises of organisations they attend. C5. If you find a drug or paraphernalia. C6. If they are arrested for a drug offence. C7. If they are using drugs and do not see any harm in it and/or will not stop. C8. If they are using drugs heavily and/or are dependent. C9. If they are violent or steal money or possessions to buy drugs. C10. If they are supplying drugs. C11. If they are experiencing difficulties or concerns because of other people's drug use. Section D. The drugs. Alcohol. Amphetamines. Caffeine. Cannabis. Cocaine and crack. Ecstasy. GHB/GBL. Heroin, other opiates and opioids. Ketamine. Khat. Legal Highs. LSD. Magic mushrooms. Mephedrone. Nitrous oxide. Poppers. Solvents. Steroids. Tobacco. Tranquillisers. Section E. Where to find out more. Helping organisations and websites. Recommended reading. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume reviews recent research into the nature and effects of addiction and considers the usefulness of policies which aim to prevent it. The contributors focus on topics such as smoking, alcoholism, gambling and injecting drug use, examining treatment and the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programmes. Such programmes include services for steroid users, needle exchange provision, and social workers' intervention in alcoholism. The reasons why people turn to substance abuse are explored as well as the real effects on health along with other subjects of importance to social workers such as the estimation of drug misuse prevalence. There is also discussion of government policy on drugs in Britain and Holland.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Mick Bloor and Fiona Wood, University of Wales College, Cardiff. Part I: The Size of the Problem. 1. Estimating the Prevalence of Substance Abuse, Gordon Hay, University of Glasgow. Part II: Legal Addictions. 2. Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Review of Research and Recommendations, Jane Frankland, University of Wales College, Cardiff. 3. Against the Odds: An Overview of Gambling Addiction, Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University. 4. Prescribed Addiction, Anonymous. Part III: Drug and Alcohol Policy. 5. AIDS and British Drug Policy: A Post-War Situation? Virginia Berridge, London School of Tropical Medicine. 6. Deviant or Just Different? Dutch Alcohol and Drug Policy, Inge Spruit, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction. Part IV: The Impact of HIV. 7. Injecting Drug Use and the HIV Epidemic, Fiona Wood, University of Wales College. 8. Ten Years of Needle Exchange Provision, But Do They Work? Lawrence Elliott, University of Dundee. 9. Community Intervention Among Hidden Populations of Injecting Drug Users in the Time of AIDS, Tim Rhodes and Gerry Stimson, University of London. Part V: Providing and Assessing Services. 10. Working with Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Users, Andrew McBride and Trudi Petersen, Mid-Glamorgan Community Drug and Alcohol Team, and Kathryn Williamson, St Cadoc's Hospital, Newport. 11. Effective Interventions for Problem Drinkers: Is Matching the Answer? Jan Keene, University of East Anglia.

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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 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 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 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 SynopsisBy 1940, Acker concludes, a particular configuration of ideas about opiate addiction was firmly in place and remained essentially stable until the enormous demographic changes in drug use of the 1960s and 1970s prompted changes in the understanding of addiction-and in public policy.Trade ReviewA well-written and thoughtful book... Acker presents a fascinating account of how addicts' negative image came to dominate public and official perceptions, as well as how it forced some users into the mold. Her careful analysis of research findings will make this book of interest to historians, drug-abuse workers, and anyone else who wants to examine the origins of American drug policy. -- David F. Musto, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine Fascinating... A compelling journey through drug-addiction history... This book lays a firm foundation for re-evaluating our approach to the study of addiction. -- George F. Koob Nature Medicine Draws on familiar themes to create a novel and compelling portrait of the times. -- Jim Baumohl Journal of American History This book makes its most original contribution by probing the intersecting interests of professionals and policy makers who believed in managing the drug problem through a self-conscious combination of legal control and scientific knowledge... Acker's history of drug policy and science during the first two-thirds of the twentieth century illustrates the recent guise of an old social divide between deserving and undeserving Americans. -- Ellen Herman American Historical Review A thorough and compelling survey. -- Mike Jay Medical History A fine book, convincingly arguing its central points, and in the process concisely making a significant original contribution to an intensely studied field. -- Nicolas Rasmussen Metascience A critical text for scholars and policy makers alike that underscores the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to developing anything approaching an accurate model of substance-dependence and humane policies for dealing with people dependent on opiates. -- Robin Pappas Metapsychology While harm reduction supporters will find this book validating, readers do not need to subscribe to this particular drug policy alternative to find Dr. Acker's book to be filled with fascinating stories about the people and the ideas which have shaped today's ptiched battles in the drug policy wars. -- Robert L. DuPont, M.D. JAMA 2003 Provides an excellent foundation for understanding not only the prevailing attitudes of the day but also the influence of those attitudes on current policy and theories of addiction. -- Chris Stewart Criminal Justice Review 2005Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1 Heroin Addiction and Urban Vice Reform 2 The Opportunistic Approach 3 The Technological Fix: The Search for a Nonaddicting Analgesic 4 Constructing the Addict Career 5 The Junkie as Psychopath 6 Healing Vision and Bureaucratic Reality 7 The Addict in the Social Body Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisHer insights will engage all those interested in America's historic and current battles with addiction.Trade ReviewFascinating. Tracy's book tells a compelling and revelatory story. New England Journal of Medicine 2006 Any reader interested in the subjects of alcoholism or addiction will find it worthwhile. History: Reviews of New Books 2006 A pathbreaking argument about what medicalization meant for patients as well as doctors and, more generally, American culture. Journal of American Culture 2006 Essential reading for any clinician with a historical bent. This valuable monograph traces the tension between moralism and science in the understanding of alcoholism. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2006 Tracy sets a new standard of sophistication in this lucid exposition of alcohol as 'a complicated cultural signifier.' Journal of American History 2006 One of the signal achievements of Alcoholism in America is its thorough historicization of modern understandings of alcohol abuse. Reviews in American History 2006 Offers historical insight into the sources and solutions to alcohol-related problems... This book will find many appreciative audiences. -- William L. White Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 2006 Meticulous and smart... An important contribution to the field of alcohol and temperance history. -- Elaine Frantz Parsons American Historical Review 2006 This excellent volume reworks intellectual territory opened up in the 1970s and 1980s by members of the Alcohol Research Group. -- Katherine A. Chavigny Journal of the History of Medicine 2006 The most interesting aspect of the book is her analysis of the complex mix of medical and moral considerations that informed the approach to alcoholism over the period. -- Luc Berlivet Medical History 2007 Tells new and important histories of people's efforts to find a cure for themselves or others and provides examples of heartbreaking failures. Her book enriches our reading of reform in this period. -- Rachel E. Bohlmann Annals of Iowa 2006 [Tracy's] fine book illuminates a neglected and often misunderstood chapter in the history of alcohol and alcoholism. JAMA 2008 This is an excellent book... full of interesting case studies, anecdotes and historical insights. It is well worth reading by all of those who have an interest in the way in which we currently construe alcohol policy, and is a brimful of reminders that we are regularly in danger of reinventing the heel unless we carefully study the history of this ubiquitous and puzzling problem. -- E.B. Ritson Alcohol and Alcoholism 2009Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Disease Concept(s) of Inebriety2. Cultural Framing of Inebriety3. Institutional Solutions for Inebriety4. Public Inebriate Hospitals and Farm Colonies5. The "Foxborough Experiment"6. Building a Boozatorium7. On the Vice and Disease of InebrietyConclusionNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisPresents an integrative theory of hard-to-maintain behaviours, which includes hard-to-reduce or eliminate behaviours such as smoking and other drug use, overconsumption of food or unsafe sex, and hard to- sustain behaviours such as exercise and sun-safe behaviours.Trade Review“Borland has written a succinct but powerful account of hard to maintain behaviour changes and the next step is to integrate this into services so that the model can be empirically tested and refined.” (Drugs, Education, Prevention and Policy, 27 October 2015) Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 An Overview of the Theory 1 Context 4 Limitations of the existing theories 5 Core elements of CEOS 12 Conceptual underpinnings 14 The generation of behaviour 17 Capacity of the ES 19 Initiation versus maintenance of behaviour 20 The relationships between the two systems 21 Story creation within the ES 22 Biological constraints 22 Elaboration of CEOS theory 24 References 26 2 Characteristics of Hard-to-maintain Behaviours 31 Types of behaviour to change 31 What makes some behaviours hard to maintain? 34 Hard-to-reduce/resist/eliminate behaviours 37 Addictions versus other HTR behaviours 38 The example of smoking 40 Hard-to-sustain behaviours 44 Examples of HTS behaviours 45 Combinations of both kinds of behaviour change 46 Replacements and substitutes 47 What is learnt in HTM behaviour change 48 References 50 3 The Roles of the Operational and Executive Systems 54 The Operational System 55 The nature of the Operational System 55 Functions of the Operational System 60 Modifying OS functions 62 The Executive System 65 Core capacities of the ES 66 Inputs to the ES 69 Stories and the roles they play 72 What the ES can do 75 Limitations of thinking 81 Self-regulation 85 The stability of change 86 Relationship of CEOS to other dual-process theories 86 References 94 4 Environmental Influences: The Context of Change 98 The relatively stable environment 99 The social environment and social norms 102 Modelling and vicarious learning 103 Changing the broader environment 104 Regulation and legislation 106 Public education 109 The interactional environment 110 Requisites for behaviour 110 Interpersonal influences 111 References 114 5 Conceptual Influences on Change 117 Framing the problem 118 Message framing 120 Mechanisms of persuasion 122 Organisation of concepts about change 125 Core beliefs and values 126 The desirability of change 127 Influences on goal desirability 127 Priority 130 Decisional balance 131 Goal achievability 133 Analysis of the challenge (task difficulty) 133 Self-efficacy 135 Beliefs that can interfere with behaviour change 137 References 139 6 The Structure of the Change Process 142 Tasks involved in behaviour change 143 Getting behaviour change on the agenda 145 Goals 146 Making an attempt to change 148 Scripts 152 Commitments to change 154 Maintaining change: perseverance 155 Determinants of maintenance/relapse 159 Drivers of relapse 160 Maintaining appropriate beliefs 161 Influences on self-control 163 Influences on reorienting the OS 164 Recovering from setbacks 165 Feedback and evaluation 166 Repeated attempts are the norm 167 Hardening: the changing nature of the population who have not changed 169 References 171 7 Interventions for Behaviour Change 176 Internal and external perspectives on change 177 Differences between HTR and HTS behaviours 178 Enhancing executive function: optimising understanding 180 Framing: defining the problem and options for change 180 Feedback and evaluation 182 Making relevant knowledge salient 183 The occasional value of biases 185 Enhancing self-control 186 Enhancing executive functions 187 Managing and prioritising life challenges 188 Implementation intentions 189 Enhancing self-reorientation 190 Mindfulness and awareness 190 Acceptance 191 Understanding emotions and attitudes 193 Reconditioning the Operational System 194 Targeting alternatives to the desired behaviour 196 Practice 196 Use of drug therapies 197 Creating more supportive environments 197 Changing the pattern of cues to act 197 Rewards and other motivators 198 Understanding communication 198 Externalising self-control 199 The availability of what is required 200 Advocating for change 200 Integrative strategies 201 Building a revised sense of self 201 Improving recovery from setbacks 202 Optimising a script or plan for action 202 References 205 8 Using CEOS to Advance Knowledge 209 Key features of CEOS theory 209 Reframing thinking 211 Key questions to answer for behaviour change 213 Contributions of different kinds of research 213 Measuring key constructs 215 Measuring ES influences on behaviour 217 Measures of OS influences on behaviour 218 Measures of context 219 Elements of a theory-driven research agenda 220 Comparisons with other theories 221 Implications for reducing inequities 226 Concluding comments 227 References 229 Index 233

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Book SynopsisThis timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 25 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions?plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors The Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies. A critical tool for mental health professionals treating patients coping simultaneously with mental illness and serious substance abuse Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans Organized around 25 main presenting problems with a focus on treatingTable of ContentsPracticePlanners® Series Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Acute Stress Disorders with Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Abuse 15 Adolescent Asperger’s Disorder with Alcohol Abuse 25 Adolescent Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Cannabis Abuse 37 Adolescent Conduct Disorder with Alcohol Abuse 49 Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Cocaine Dependence 60 Anorexic Female with Amphetamine Dependence 72 Antisocial Personality Disorder with Polysubstance Dependence 83 Avoidant Personality Disorder with Cannabis Dependence 94 Bipolar Disorder Female with Alcohol Abuse 106 Bipolar Disorder Male with Polysubstance Dependence 117 Borderline Female with Alcohol Abuse 129 Borderline Male with Polysubstance Dependence 139 Bulimic Female with Alcohol Abuse 150 Chronic Medical Illness with Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Dependence 160 Chronic Undifferentiated Schizophrenia with Alcohol Dependence 171 Depressive Disorders with Alcohol Abuse 182 Depressive Disorders with Cannabis Dependence 192 Depressive Disorders with Pathological Gambling 203 Dissociative Disorders with Cocaine Abuse 216 Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Cannabis Abuse 229 Intermittent Explosive Disorder with Cannabis Abuse 241 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Cannabis Abuse 253 Paranoid Schizophrenia with Polysubstance Dependence 266 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Polysubstance Dependence 278 Social Phobia with Alcohol Abuse 290 Appendix A: Bibliotherapy Suggestions 301 Appendix B: Professional Bibliography 305 Appendix C: Index of DSM-IV-TR ™ Codes Associated with Presenting Problems 307

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Book SynopsisManual of Smoking Cessation provides the crucial knowledge required if you are involved in helping smokers to stop. The manual provides facts, figures, suggested interventions and sources of further information to assist in providing evidence-based treatment for smokers wishing to stop. This manual covers the core content areas and key learning outcomes described in the Standard for Training in Smoking Cessation (Health Development Agency, 2003). Manual of Smoking Cessation is structured in two concise parts: Part 1 provides essential information on smoking demographics, along with the risks of smoking and the benefits of stopping; Part 2 offers a range of practical advice to implement with clients. The Smoking Cessation Manual is an essential text for all those involved in the provision of smoking cessation services, including smoking cessation counsellors, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, health promotion officers, dental professionals, and other members of the health care teTrade Review"Few quit-smoking books are as packed with relevant information or written in such a refreshingly concise manner. The authors break down the job of helping smokers into two basic components: 'Getting the essentials', which includes facts on smoking patterns, the health risks of smoking and the benefits of stopping; and 'Practical advice', which includes practitioner-friendly guidance for brief interventions, intensive one-on-one support, telephone counseling and group interventions. Throughout the manual, the authors offer many practical suggestions, including sample dialogue for health professionals. Sprinkled throughout each section are smokers' commonly asked questions and examples of clinician responses. The design of the book adds to its usefulness, with an engaging mix of text, bolded phrases, bulleted lists, boxed features such as quotes and myths, tables, referrals and resource materials. The Manual for Smoking Cessation is an informative, well-stated and sound practitioner guide." Addiction, Vol 102: 2007 "This comprehensive manual on smoking cessation is clear, concise and accessible, making it attractive for lecturers and students, as well as busy practitioners and counsellors. Given the well-established health risks of smoking, the health benefits of smoking cessation should be the business of every healthcare professional. This manual makes a positive contribution to facilitating that process. [This book] covers smoking demographics, health risks of smoking and benefits of cessation. However the main thrust of the text is on practical advice, including brief interventions, one-to-one support, group interventions and telephone counselling. The manual is grounded in reality and does not underestimate the difficulties that people experience in combating nicotine addiction." Nursing Standard, September 2006; Vol 21: No 2, 2006 “The book is user-friendly to the highest degree with regards to both its content and format. The broad field of smoking cessation is covered succinctly with knowledge that is based on available clinical evidence … .The size and the length … as well as the graphic design … enhance the manual's accessibility and utility. Its high practicality of use as a manual is also achieved by clear articulation of key messages … .Crucial ideas are presented in boxes and thus visually emphasized. The manual can also be used as a teaching aid … .The authors' model of smoking behavior is logically coherent and clinically consequential. [It] will certainly be an excellent source of practical information for anyone already engaged in or interested in working in the tobacco treatment field.” International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction "The Manual of Smoking Cessation: A Guide for Counsellors and Practitioners expertly synthesises the evidence base with current good practice to produce detailed advice on how best to help smokers to quit… This clear guidance on what to do and say to smokers wanting to stop is supplemented by the clever use of suggested phrases and frequently asked questions throughout the text. The result is not merely another text book; the Manual is exactly what it says in the title, it is A Guide for Counsellors and Practitioners." From the Foreword by Gay Sutherland, Tobacco Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK "There is a very large body of science about how to help smokers stop and the major strength of this book is its ability to translate this science into practice… The authors' long experience on the front lines of smoking cessation practice and cutting-edge research on smoking cessation is evident in the many practical and concrete recommendations. The format of the book makes it a pleasure to read." John R. Hughes, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, USATable of ContentsAbout the Authors. Acknowledgements. Statements of Professional Interest. Foreword. Introduction. Part 1: Essential Information. Chapter 1: Smoking demographics. 1.1 Smoking patterns. 1.2 Smoking cessation. 1.3 Sources for updating prevalence statistics. 1.4 Multiple choice questions. Chapter 2: The health risks of smoking and the benefits of stopping. 2.1 Smoking mortality. 2.2 Smoking morbidity. 2.3 Health benefits of smoking cessation. 2.4 Sources for updating health information and statistics. 2.5 Multiple choice questions. Part 2: Practical Advice. Chapter 3: Brief interventions. 3.1 Assessment and recording of smoking status. 3.2 Advising smokers to stop and assessing interest in quitting. 3.3 Compensatory smoking. 3.4 Reasons why stopping smoking can be difficult. 3.5 Treatment to help with stopping smoking. 3.6 Referral to local services. 3.7 Wider context. 3.8 Multiple choice questions. Chapter 4: Intensive one-to-one support and advice. 4.1 Smoking cessation treatments and their outcome. 4.2 Assessment. 4.3 Pharmacotherapy. 4.4 Behavioural support – withdrawal oriented treatment. 4.5 Monitoring. 4.6 Multiple choice questions. Chapter 5: Telephone counselling. 5.1 Recruiting smokers into treatment by telephone. 5.2 Behavioural support by telephone. 5.3 Multiple choice questions. Chapter 6: Group interventions. 6.1 Recruitment and assessment. 6.2 Treatment programme for groups. 6.3 Group treatment content. 6.4 Monitoring and follow-up. 6.5 Multiple choice questions. Answers to multiple choice questions. Appendices

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Book SynopsisAddiction Research Methods is a comprehensive handbook forhealth professionals, policy-makers and researchers working andtraining in the field of addiction. The book provides a clear, comprehensive and practical guide toresearch design, methods and analysis within the context of thefield of alcohol and other drugs.Table of ContentsList of contributors ix Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction 1Peter G. Miller, John Strang and Peter M. Miller 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Where to start? 1 1.3 Does theory matter? 2 1.4 The literature review 3 1.5 Which method suits my question – is a screwdriver better than a saw? 4 1.6 Focus and structure of the book 5 1.7 Terminology 6 1.8 The need for a wider perspective and more careful selection of study design 8 Section I: Research Fundamentals 2 Reliability and validity 11Gerhard Bühringer and Monika Sassen 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Background: Reliability and validity in addiction research 11 2.3 Reliability and validity in addiction research 16 2.4 Strengthening the quality of your results and conclusions: A brief checklist to improve reliability and validity 19 2.5 Summary 24 3 Sampling strategies for addiction research 27Lisa Kakinami and Kenneth R. Conner 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Probability sampling 27 3.3 Non-probability sampling 32 3.4 Qualitative sampling 36 3.5 Selecting your sampling approach 37 3.6 Technical considerations 37 3.7 Conclusion 40 4 Experimental design issues in addiction research 43Robert West 4.1 Introduction 43 4.2 What constitutes an experiment? 43 4.3 Is an experiment appropriate? 44 4.4 What kind of experimental design? 44 4.5 What intervention and comparison conditions? 48 4.6 What target population and recruitment strategy? 50 4.7 What sample size? 52 4.8 What outcome measures? 53 4.9 What statistical analyses? 55 4.10 Conclusions 56 5 Qualitative methods and theory in addictions research 59Tim Rhodes and Ross Coomber 5.1 Introduction 59 5.2 Theory 59 5.3 A recurring debate 62 5.4 Principles for practice 63 5.5 Data generation 64 5.6 Analysis 70 5.7 Conclusions 73 6 Ethical issues in alcohol, other drugs and addiction-related research 79Peter G. Miller, Adrian Carter and Wayne Hall 6.1 Introduction 79 6.2 Key concepts 79 6.3 Major ethical frameworks 80 6.4 Addiction-specific ethical issues 83 6.5 Writing an ethics application 87 6.6 Ethical processes in different countries 87 6.7 Influence of funding body 88 6.8 Ethical dissemination 89 6.9 Conclusion 89 Section II: Basic Toolbox 7 Surveys and questionnaire design 97Lorraine T. Midanik and Krista Drescher-Burke 7.1 Introduction 97 7.2 Brief history 97 7.3 Survey research designs 98 7.4 Advantages and limitations of survey research designs 99 7.5 Modes of data collection 100 7.6 Questionnaire design 101 7.7 Piloting the questionnaire 104 7.8 Technological assistance 105 7.9 Common challenges 106 8 Interviews 109Barbara S. McCrady, Benjamin Ladd, Leah Vermont and Julie Steele 8.1 Introduction 109 8.2 Why interviews? 109 8.3 Reliability and validity of self-reported information 110 8.4 Interviewing skills 112 8.5 Types of interviews 116 8.6 Types of interview data 118 8.7 Technological resources 120 8.8 Summary 120 9 Scales for research in the addictions 127Shane Darke 9.1 Introduction 127 9.2 Screening instruments 128 9.3 Frequency of substance use 130 9.4 Multi-dimensional scales 133 9.5 Dependence 135 9.6 Psychopathology 139 9.7 Summary 143 10 Biomarkers of alcohol and other drug use 147Scott H. Stewart, Anton Goldmann, Tim Neumann and Claudia Spies 10.1 Introduction 147 10.2 Uses of state biomarkers in research 147 10.3 General principles when considering biomarkers 149 10.4 Summary 156 11 Quantitative data analysis 163Jim Lemon, Louisa Degenhardt, Tim Slade and Katherine Mills 11.1 Introduction 163 11.2 Imagining data – planning the study 163 11.3 Collecting data – gathering the measurements 165 11.4 Organising data – structuring the measurements 166 11.5 Describing data – what do the data look like? 167 11.6 Manipulating data 171 11.7 Relationships within the data 173 11.8 Interpreting relationships within the data 177 11.9 Conclusion and exercises 178 Section III: Real World Research Methods 12 Applied research methods 187David Best and Ed Day 12.1 Introduction 187 12.2 Auditing clinical activity in the city 189 12.3 Needs assessment 190 12.4 Qualitative research approaches 192 12.5 Evaluation research 193 12.6 The audit cycle 197 12.7 Measuring outcomes in applied settings 197 12.8 Overview and conclusions 198 13 Conducting clinical research 201Jalie A. Tucker and Cathy A. Simpson 13.1 Conducting clinical research 201 13.2 Discussion and conclusions: The role of the practitioner-researcher 211 Section IV: Biological Methods 14 Psychopharmacology 223Jason White and Nick Lintzeris 14.1 Introduction 223 14.2 Psychopharmacology: drugs, behaviour, physiology and the brain 223 14.3 Measuring drug effects 226 14.4 Human drug self-administration 229 14.5 Drug withdrawal and craving 231 14.6 Summary 232 15 Imaging 235Alastair Reid and David Nutt 15.1 Introduction 235 15.2 Introduction to neuroimaging 235 15.3 Imaging techniques 235 15.4 Image analysis 241 15.5 Some considerations when setting up an imaging study 244 16 Genes, genetics, genomics and epigenetics 249David Ball and Irene Guerrini 16.1 Introduction 249 16.2 Animal studies 252 16.3 Quantitative genetics 254 16.4 Molecular genetics 256 16.5 Why bother? 263 16.6 An addiction gene 263 16.7 Ethics 264 16.8 Concluding remarks 264 17 Animal models 269Leigh V. Panlilio, Charles W. Schindler and Steven R. Goldberg 17.1 Introduction 269 17.2 Basic principles of behaviour: Reinforcement 269 17.3 Basic principles of behaviour: Effects of environmental cues 270 17.4 Drug self-administration: Simple schedules 270 17.5 Drug self-administration: Using dose–effect curves to assess the effects of treatments 271 17.6 Drug self-administration: Measuring the reinforcing effects of drugs 271 17.7 Drug self-administration: Modelling the effects of environmental cues with second-order schedules 273 17.8 Drug self-administration: Reinstatement 275 17.9 Drug self-administration: Modelling the uncontrolled and compulsive nature of addiction 275 17.10 Intracranial drug self-administration and intracranial electrical self-stimulation 276 17.11 Drug self-administration: Advantages and disadvantages 278 17.12 Conditioned place preference 278 17.13 Drug discrimination 279 17.14 Locomotor activity 279 17.15 Adjunct procedures 281 17.16 Integration of behavioural and neuroscience techniques 281 Section V: Specialist Methods 18 Understanding contexts: Methods and analysis in ethnographic research on drugs 287Jeremy Northcote and David Moore 18.1 Introduction 287 18.2 Tracing the history of ethnographic drug research 288 18.3 Designing ethnographic research 289 18.4 Getting started 290 18.5 Collecting data 292 18.6 Analysing ethnographic data 293 18.7 Producing ethnographic texts 294 18.8 Conclusion 295 19 Epidemiology 299Mark Stoov´e and Paul Dietze 19.1 Introduction 299 19.2 Origins of epidemiology 299 19.3 Definitions and uses of epidemiology in alcohol and other drug research 299 19.4 Descriptive epidemiology 300 19.5 Epidemiological research designs 301 19.6 Analysis of case-control and cohort studies 308 19.7 Experimental study designs 310 19.8 Potential sources of error in epidemiology 311 19.9 Summary 314 20 Meta-analysis: Summarising findings on addiction intervention effects 319John W. Finney and Anne Moyer 20.1 Introduction 319 20.2 Overview of meta-analytic methods 319 20.3 Issues in meta-analyses of addiction interventions 327 20.4 Limitations 331 20.5 Conclusion 331 21 Drug trend monitoring 337Paul Griffiths and Jane Mounteney 21.1 Introduction 337 21.2 Point of departure – divergent policy perspectives, difficulties in definition and temporal relevance 337 21.3 International, national and local drug monitoring mechanisms 338 21.4 Challenges in monitoring illicit drug use 339 21.5 An overview of common information sources and some of their limitations 341 21.6 Issues for the interpretation and analysis of data 345 21.7 Mixed methods 347 21.8 Triangulation 347 21.9 Reliability and validity 348 21.10 Reflections in a broken mirror: Pragmatic and imperfect solutions to an intractable problem 349 22 Drug policy research 355Jonathan P. Caulkins and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula 22.1 Introduction 355 22.2 Methods for quantitatively comparing an intervention’s benefits and costs 356 22.3 Issues that arise in quantifying an intervention’s benefits and costs 360 22.4 Methods for estimating an intervention’s effects 362 22.5 Modelling methods 365 22.6 Summary 366 Section VI: Beyond Research 23 Concluding remarks 375Peter G. Miller, John Strang and Peter M. Miller 23.1 Publishing addiction science 375 23.2 Final thoughts 376 Index 377

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Book SynopsisDual Diagnosis: Practice in Context is a practical evidence-based guide for practitioners working in multi-disciplinary mental health and substance misuse service settings. Divided into three sections, this comprehensive and international text first explores the contemporary contextual issues surrounding the subject area. It then goes on to review dual diagnosis in some of the special' populations (including people diagnosed with personality disorders, women, young people, and older adults) and contemporary issues (e.g. crystal methamphetamine and mental health).Part three reviews the development of international service responses to dual diagnosis and discusses the development and commissioning of service models, research and practice development. The text concludes with a chapter outlining priorities for the development of interventions, service approaches, research and education. KEY FEATURES: A authoritative in-depth review of both theoretical, cTrade Review"This book is a positive contribution to keeping the issues alive and a great resource for clinicians, educationists and researchers in the world of dual diagnosis, who can use it to help them improve users' experiences and the services they receive." (Mental Health Practice, December 2009) Table of ContentsContributors. Foreword. Part 1 Contemporary Context. 1 Definition, Recognition and Assessment (Olive McKeown). Introduction. Definition and terminology. General considerations in the recognition and assessment of dual diagnosis. How significant is the problem of dual diagnosis? Recognition and assessment. Hypotheses. Conclusion. 2 Explanatory Models for Dual Diagnosis (Peter Phillips and Sonia Johnson). Introduction. Is substance misuse more prevalent among people with psychotic illnesses than in the general population? Which problem generally develops first in dual diagnosis? Does dual diagnosis have a neurobiological basis? Is dual diagnosis mediated by personality disorder? Do people with schizophrenia use substances as a form of self-medication? Have changes in the care and social circumstances of people with schizophrenia, particularly deinstitutionalisation, led to a rise in substance misuse in this population? Do the social situations and social difficulties of people with schizophrenia lead to substance use? Do people with schizophrenia tend to begin using drugs and alcohol within mental health service settings or in the company of other users of such services? Conclusion. 3 Consumer Perspectives (David Webb). Introduction. Human experience and medicine. Diagnosis, treatment and human rights. Two worlds. Significant contrasts. Diagnosis. Treatment. Dual diagnosis and policy. Conclusion. Part 2 Common Presentations and Special Populations. 4 Risk Assessment and Dual Diagnosis (Lisa Reynolds and Jenny Oates). Introduction. Clinical risk assessment. Principles of risk assessment and management. The process of risk assessment and management. Conclusion. 5 Reducing Drug-Related Harm Among Mentally Ill People (Peter Phillips). Introduction. Interventions and approaches. Harm reduction. Using harm reduction approaches with mentally ill individuals. Dual diagnosis and harm reduction: the future? Conclusion. 6 Motivational Interviewing (Chris Glover). Introduction. What is MI? Conclusion. 7 Psychological Interventions (Patrick Callaghan and David Jones). Introduction. The nature and type of psychological interventions. The evidence for psychological interventions in dual diagnosis. Individual therapies. Group therapies. Cognitive behaviour therapy and relapse prevention. Family interventions. Contingency management. Conclusion. 8 Alcohol and Mood Disorders (Julie Attenborough). Introduction. Harm, alcohol and mental illness. Presentation: alcohol and mental illness. Medication and dual diagnosis. Conclusion. 9 Polysubstance Use and Personality Disorder (Simon McArdle). Introduction. Prevalence. Service delivery. What is personality disorder? Treatment and intervention approaches. Assessment. Stages of change. Therapeutic principles. Conclusion. 10 Older People and Dual Diagnosis (Sue Excell). Introduction. An increasing population. Policy framework. Media representation of information on alcohol. Perception of old age. Alcohol use in older people. Complications of excessive alcohol use. Assessment and screening. Under-reporting. Over-the-counter medication (OTC). Prescribed medication. Conclusion. 11 Stimulant Use and Psychosis (Lorna Saunder). Introduction. Stimulant use in the United Kingdom. Stimulants and drug-induced psychosis. Stimulants and mental illness. Stimulants and their use by people with existing psychotic illnesses. Implications for practice. Conclusion. 12 Women and Dual Diagnosis (Julie Winnington). Introduction. Gender differences in dual diagnosis. The impact of dual diagnosis on families. Dual diagnosis and domestic violence. Dual diagnosis within the female prison service. A case for gender-specific services. Conclusion. 13 Drug-Induced Psychosis (Hülya Bilgin, Murat Soncul and Peter Phillips). Introduction. Dual diagnosis: a common problem. The relationship between substance use and psychosis: aetiology. A model of relationships between psychotic illness and drug and alcohol use. Conclusion. 14 Cannabis Use and Psychosis (Liz Hughes). Introduction. What is cannabis? How is it used? Legal issues. How it affects the user. Psychological effects. Physical effects. Safety issues. The links between cannabis and psychosis. Interventions for cannabis and psychosis. Conclusion. 15 Methamphetamine and Mental Health (Melinda Campopiano). Introduction. Initiation and continuation of methamphetamine use: missed opportunities. Methamphetamine and mental health: intoxication, withdrawal and psychiatric illness. Methamphetamine addiction: treatment and outcomes. Conclusion. Acknowledgements. 16 Public Health and Dual Diagnosis (Linda Bailey). Introduction. Epidemiology. Causal relationship. Treatment for BBV. Other co-infections. Conclusion. 17 Comorbidity or Complexity: A Primary Care Perspective on Dual Diagnosis (John Budd). Introduction. Policy framework. Epidemiology. Key features of general practice care. Physical health care. Mental health and substance misuse care. Limitations and potential in primary care. Conclusion. Part 3 International Perspectives, Policy and Development. 18 Dual Diagnosis – North America (Theodora Sirota and Kathleen Leo). Introduction. Prevalence. Historical context. Socio-cultural and public policy considerations. Approaches to treatment. Research. Issues and challenges. Conclusion. 19 Dual Diagnosis – Australasia (Gary Croton). Introduction. Drivers for system change. Consumer and carer demand. Prevalence. Harms and unwanted outcomes strongly associated with dual diagnosis. Opportunity to provide more effective treatment of ‘target’ disorders via improved recognition and more effective responses to co-occurring disorders. Barriers to better outcomes for persons with dual diagnosis. Indigenous Australians. Rural and remote regions of Australia. Australia’s responses to dual diagnosis. Structure of the Australian health care system. National level responses to dual diagnosis. The National Comorbidity Initiative. Improved Services for People with Drug and Alcohol Problems and Mental Illness Measure. ‘Can Do’ – Managing Mental Health and Substance Use in General. Practice. Headspace. State level responses to dual diagnosis. Conclusion. 20 Dual Diagnosis – Europe (Jane Salvage and Rob Keukens). Introduction. The historical and social context. Elements of dual diagnosis in the region. Alcohol. Other psychoactive substances. Care and treatment responses. Problems and solutions. Conclusion. 21 Commissioning Services for Users with Dual Diagnosis (Sharon Dennis). Introduction. Background. The history of commissioning. Implications for commissioning dual diagnosis services. Conclusion. 22 Practice, Research and Education Development (Kevin Gournay). Introduction. Research. Education development. Practice. Conclusion. Index.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing patient stories of behavioral addiction and recovery, as well as information about treatment centers, this compassionate guide will help readers better understand the complicated issues surrounding these addictions and teach family members how to help the addicted person while helping themselves.Trade ReviewThis book provides a great insight into some relatively unknown and misunderstood areas. It is clearly and systematically laid out, following a pattern for each addiction that includes how a diagnosis is made, how common is the disorder, key aspects, and treatment options and treatment recommendations. Nursing Times Here is an authoritative manual of common additions... This book is highly recommended for the practical instructions and the frank discussions of what may have caused these situations and how to get them under control. M.G. ParegianTable of ContentsPreface1. Introduction2. What Does Behavioral Addiction Mean?3. Gambling4. Stealing5. Sex6. Internet7. Food8. Shopping and Buying9. Hair Pulling and Skin Picking10. Causes of Behavioral Addictions11. How Can Family Members and Friends Help?ResourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book presents Reinforcement-Based Treatment (RBT), an intensive, evidence-based, comprehensive model for treating substance use disorders.Trade ReviewYou will not find a better book in the contemporary literature about treating substance use disorders. Most impressive is the solid research-to-practice translation that permeates every page." —New England PsychologistTable of ContentsIntroductionI. Core Program Features The Atmosphere of Treatment Delivery Conducting a Functional Assessment of Substance Use The Feedback Session: An Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing Essential Goals for Competing With Drug Use Behavioral Monitoring of Treatment Goals: Goal Graphing Contingency Management to Improve Treatment Outcomes The Role of Case Management in Substance Abuse Treatment The Role of Significant Others and Family Members in Substance Abuse Treatment II. Program Administration Training and Supervision Implementation Challenges III. Special Populations Pregnant and Child-Rearing Women Parents in the Child Welfare System Afterword: Future Directions for Practice and Research Appendix A: New Client Welcome Certificate Appendix B: Functional Assessment of Drug Use Appendix C: Functional Assessment for Relapse Appendix D: Client Feedback Form Appendix E: Client Feedback Pamphlet Appendix F: Day Plan Appendix G: Abstinence Sampling Contract Appendix H: Alternative Housing Plan Appendix I: Tracking Locator Form Appendix J: Cost-Benefit Analysis Appendix K: Treatment Team,Treatment Plan Elements, and Key Decisions Appendix L: Sample Initial Treatment Plan for Pregnant and Child-Rearing Women ReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisClear-sighted, darkly comic, and tender, The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabetis about a daughter’s struggle to face the Medusa of generational trauma without turning to stone. Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs ofthe 1970s and 1980s in a family warped by mental illness, addiction, and violence, Kim Adrian spent her childhood ducking for cover from an alcoholic father prone to terrifying acts of rageand trudging through a fog of confusion with her mother, a suicidal incest survivor hooked on prescription drugs. Family memories were buried—even as they were formed—and truth was obscured by lies and fantasies. InThe Twenty-Seventh Letter of the AlphabetAdrian tries to make peace with this troubled past by cataloguing memories, anecdotes, and bits of family lore in the form of a glossary. But within this strategic reckoning of the past, the unruly present carves an unpredictable path as Adrian’s aging mother plunges into ever-deTrade Review"The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is a feat on many levels. Adrian tells a harrowing story, surprisingly redeemed by her own sweet family, but in many ways also continuing. She gives it meaning without having answers to all the questions she still asks herself. Her work as glossator is astonishing and inventive. Her glossary is strangely gripping, with a momentum pulling the reader in and through. The result is whimsical, even darkly funny at times, brimming with compassion, terribly sad and deeply loving. Memoir readers should not miss this singular offering."—Julia Kastner, Shelf Awareness"[Adrian's] glossary, in making a place for everything, has provided a way through this harrowing tale of the toll of generational trauma. That she has managed this with generosity, honesty, and insight shows she has become a real writer after all."—Kate Martin Rowe, Los Angeles Review of Books“A stunning merger of form and content; a remarkable portrait-becomes-self-portrait; and something like a master class in complicity.”—David Shields, author of Reality Hunger“The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is a revelation. By structuring the book in the unconventional form of a glossary, Kim Adrian allows the reader into the very intimate mechanics of her memory. Each page I read pulled me deeper under the book’s peculiar spell. Through Adrian’s rigorous attention to detail I found myself involuntarily drawn into her perspective, both as a child and a grown woman, hungry to make sense of this troubled family and this vibrantly unstable mother.”—Alysia Abbott, author of Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father “A vivid, vibrant glossary of a life. Adrian’s sharp prose and unique form combine to illustrate how powerfully our childhoods reverberate throughout our lives.”—Dinty W. Moore, author of Between Panic and Desire“This is desperately serious work, an exacting memoir that excavates, with compassion for all involved, the harrowingly repetitive patterns of abuse as well as moments of something like hope, crushable and delicate, thwarted, and yet renewable. An agonized, beautiful, unflinching account.” —Lee Upton, author of Visitations: Stories“Kim Adrian’s The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is an intimate portrait of the chaos and confusion of her mother’s mental illness. It’s also a deep meditation on storytelling itself—our desire to impose order, discover meaning, heal what is broken in us, and find a way to live with what can’t be fixed. Innovative in form and comprised of razor-sharp vignettes, Adrian summons a rare, hard-won compassion for both her mother and herself.”—Steve Edwards, author of Breaking into the Backcountry“Out of a fragmented, deeply moving, and dazzling narrative, the author pieces together [a] hard-won love, made possible by her refusal to give up. Many books are described as ‘brave’—this one really is.”—Sue William Silverman, author of The Pat Boone Fan Club: My Life as a White Anglo-Saxon Jew“The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet astonishes from ‘A’ all the way to the end. Funny, sad, unassuming, wise—exquisitely written—it will make you laugh, cry, wonder, and hope. You (and your vocabulary) will be the better for reading this beautiful book.”—Dinah Lenney, author of The Object Parade “Kim Adrian’s portrait of her mother—a woman who inflicts considerable damage, having had plenty done to her—is darkly comic, probing, and full of compassion. This memoir unfolds in the startling form of a glossary: an A-to-Z of key words that have shaped Adrian’s coming-to-terms with family and its mysteries. The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is altogether remarkable.”—Martha Cooley, author of Guesswork: A Reckoning With Loss

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Book SynopsisCritics of narcologyas addiction medicine is called in Russiadecry it as being backward, hopelessly behind contemporary global medical practices in relation to addiction and substance abuse, and assume that its practitioners lack both professionalism and expertise. On the basis of his research in a range of clinical institutions managing substance abuse in St. Petersburg, Eugene Raikhel increasingly came to understand that these assumptions and critiques obscured more than they revealed. Governing Habits is an ethnography of extraordinary sensitivity and awareness that shows how therapeutic practice and expertise is expressed in the highly specific, yet rapidly transforming milieu of hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centers in post Soviet Russia. Rather than interpreting narcology as a Soviet survival or a local clinical world on the wane in the face of globalizing evidence-based medicine, Raikhel examines the transformation of the medical management of alcoholism in RuTrade ReviewAn important contribution to the medical anthropology of therapeutic institutions and practices, offering new insights on the cultural specificity of biomedical and lay therapies of addiction. In Raikhel's careful account, authority, knowledge, and subjectivity are mutually transformed in the post-Soviet context. The book should be of broad use to those interested in the areas of post-Soviet healthcare, global health, and substance abuse treatment. It is also a vital contribution to the anthropology of medicine, psychiatry, addiction, institutions, and expertise. * Slavic Review *Highly nuanced and innovative. Governing Habits offers a highly convincing defense of the principled refusal of its author to take familiar, sweeping positions and instead focus on the fascinating particularities of the post-Soviet narcological practices and epistemological commitments. [The book] makes an important contribution to the anthropology of medicine through its vivid exploration of a history of medicalization that radically diverge from the 'two minds' of American psychiatry (Luhrmann 2001) and, by extension, the practice of addiction medicine in North America. * PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review *Raikhel has written a fine book that places Russia's treatment of alcohol use disorder in historical context, from nineteenth century Tsarist Russia, through the Soviet era, to the present postSoviet times....Governing Habits is one of the few books written by an anthropologist that details therapeutic interventions from the point of view of both physicians and patients within the larger economic, social, and cultural context. * Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences *Raikhel's book does valuable work both at the level of medical anthropologies of addiction, as well as at the level of anthropologies of Russia. By keeping the question of efficacy open, Raikhel enables readers to dive deeply into a different modality of treatment, offering a valuable comparative lens with which to view it, as well as the ontology of addiction itself. * Ethos *

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