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Book SynopsisDon''t Count Me Out chronicles the life of Bruce White from the beginning of his drug use in elementary school through criminal acts fueled by his need for drugs, to his miraculous recovery three decades later and involvement in the treatment of addicts, where he is now a leader in the rehabilitation field.Rafael Alvarez''s recounting of White''s journey should inspire those dealing with the fallout of addiction. Alvarez, a journalist and screenwriter, allows the reader to get inside the head of an addict who was stealing alcohol from his parents at the age of nine, selling drugs and tripping on LSD and PCP by the time he hit seventh grade, and hooked on morphine before he turned fifteen. Bruce White? I thought he was dead? is a response encountered in many of the interviews Alvarez conducted. Don''t Count Me Out shines a spotlight on an improbable and stunning miracle. Though this is just one person''s story, the contributing factors of earTrade ReviewDon't Count Me Out: A Baltimore Dope Fiend's Miraculous Recovery is a compelling, informative, thought-provoking, and ultimately inspiring read from first page to las * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Anybody Can 1. The Most Interesting Book the Old Man Had Ever Read 2. Birth / School: Before It Got Ugly 3. Skipping Stones / Getting Stoned: Grade School 4. Failing the Seventh Grade 5. Ninth Grade in the Psych Ward (Until They Threw Him Out) 6. Last Chance High: The Baltimore Experimental High School 7. Spanish Harlem: There Could Have Been Blood 8. Big Fucking Indian 9. Bonnie and Clyde 10. Shootout on Ready 11. The Stolen Carpet and the Fat Girl: State of Maryland Inmate No. 215–799, March 1991 to August 1994 12. Misadventure En Route to the Underworld: 1995 through 1998 13. Frank White / Inmate Junkie 14. Free to Go 15. Third Time a Charm 16. College / Career / Shirt and Tie 17. One Promise 18. The D Train Epilogue: A Day in His Best Life, Thanksgiving Weekend 2020

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Book SynopsisPeople have been using tobacco in a variety of forms for centuries. Remarkably, it was originally seen as something that could promote vigor and health. Of course, now we all know that tobacco use causes death and disability in epidemic proportions. If smoking is so bad for us, why in heaven’s name would anyone still smoke? Quite a bit has changed since tobacco first made the transition to a widely available agricultural product. Unfortunately, the general clinical approach to addressing this problem has failed to keep pace with tobacco technology and its addictive properties. People around the world who have fallen prey to the subtleties of nicotine addiction, or who care for those who have, would benefit from a deeper understanding of the ways in which nicotine can affect the brain’s function and change behaviors over a lifetime. Why People Smoke breaks down the science of tobacco dependence and presents it in a way that is both easily understandable and clinically useful for anyone interested in helping people break free of nicotine’s influence. Why People Smoke is a first-of-its-kind clinical guide to treating tobacco dependence. The book helps readers make meaningful connections between tobacco’s effects at the cellular level, the predictable behavioral manifestations of the disorder, and the social science and systems requirements required to make a fundamental impact on this disorder. Unlike previous publications like self-help books, step-by-step curricula, or clinical guidelines, Why People Smoke puts practical clinical insights—gained from twenty-five years of practice—into perspective, helping the reader understand how “brain change” translates into “mind change” and the persistent compulsion to smoke . . . despite a person’s desperate desire to stop. Reading Why People Smoke will change the way you see smoking forever.

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Book SynopsisPeople have been using tobacco in a variety of forms for centuries. Remarkably, it was originally seen as something that could promote vigor and health. Of course, now we all know that tobacco use causes death and disability in epidemic proportions. If smoking is so bad for us, why in heaven’s name would anyone still smoke? Quite a bit has changed since tobacco first made the transition to a widely available agricultural product. Unfortunately, the general clinical approach to addressing this problem has failed to keep pace with tobacco technology and its addictive properties. People around the world who have fallen prey to the subtleties of nicotine addiction, or who care for those who have, would benefit from a deeper understanding of the ways in which nicotine can affect the brain’s function and change behaviors over a lifetime. Why People Smoke breaks down the science of tobacco dependence and presents it in a way that is both easily understandable and clinically useful for anyone interested in helping people break free of nicotine’s influence. Why People Smoke is a first-of-its-kind clinical guide to treating tobacco dependence. The book helps readers make meaningful connections between tobacco’s effects at the cellular level, the predictable behavioral manifestations of the disorder, and the social science and systems requirements required to make a fundamental impact on this disorder. Unlike previous publications like self-help books, step-by-step curricula, or clinical guidelines, Why People Smoke puts practical clinical insights—gained from twenty-five years of practice—into perspective, helping the reader understand how “brain change” translates into “mind change” and the persistent compulsion to smoke . . . despite a person’s desperate desire to stop. Reading Why People Smoke will change the way you see smoking forever.

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Book SynopsisThe fifth installment of Addiction Reviews provides refereed reviews on learning theory and addition, deep brain stimulation and addiction, novel therapeutic approaches to addiction, developmental studies of reward, genetics and brain imaging in addiction, genetics of alcoholism and its comorbidities, in addition to other state-of-the art topics in addiction science. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit: http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&doi=10.111/(ISSN)1749-6632. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information on becoming a member.Table of ContentsPreface to Addiction Review iv George R. Uhl Evaluation of reward from pain relief 1 Edita Navratilova, Jennifer Yanhua Xie, Tamara King and Frank Porreca Associative learning mechanisms underpinning the transition from recreational drug use to addiction 12 Lee Hogarth, Bernard W. Balleine, Laura H. Corbit and Simon Killcross Lipids and addiction: how sex steroids, prostaglandins, and cannabinoids interact with drugs of abuse 25 Emma Leishman, Kevin J. Kokesh and Heather B. Bradshaw The genetics of alcohol dependence 39 Marcella Rietschel and Jens Treutlein Substance use disorders: a theory-driven approach to the integration of genetics and neuroimaging 71 Hollis C. Karoly, Nicole Harlaar and Kent E. Hutchinson Analytical strategies for large imaging genetic datasets: experiences from the IMAGEN study 92 Charlotte Nymberg, Tianye Jia, Barbara Ruggeri and Gunter Schumann Addiction and corticotropin-releasing hormone type 1 receptor antagonist medications 107 Carlo Contoreggi, Mary R. Lee and George Chrousos Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for the treatment of addiction 119 Ulf J. Müller, Jürgen Voges, Johann Steiner, Imke Galazky, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Michaela Möller, Jared Pisapia, Casey Halpern, Arthur Caplan, Bernhard Bogerts and Jens Kuhn

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Book SynopsisThe opioid epidemic is laying waste to America. Overdose deaths have decimated a generation and lowered overall life expectancy. Between the greed of Big Pharma, the war on drugs, and ineffectual treatment, addicts and their families face an uphill battle in getting the help they need. But there is a way out! Noted recovery professionals Eric Spofford and Piers Kaniuka are providing some much-needed hope.In this book, they describe how they beat opiate addiction and went on to help thousands of addicts find recovery. Along the way, they discuss the root causes of the current opiate epidemic, which include dislocation, the prison industrial complex, the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, stress, racism, poverty, and much more. In addition, Real People Real Recovery explains the difference between recovery and sobriety and what actually constitutes success in treatment. Provides useful, unique information on how to choose the right treatment center for yourself or your loved one. Offers valuable insight from two of the leading voices in the New England recovery community as well as from Dr. Bruce Alexander, a noted pioneer in the field. Thoroughly explains their model of addiction treatment, which focuses on the root causes of addiction and why meaning, purpose, and connection are essential to recovery. Analyzes and assesses the societal factors that are exacerbating and perpetuating the opioid epidemic in the U.S. Provides a unique blueprint for recovery that weds the 12 Steps and the Dislocation Theory of addiction.

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Book SynopsisCounsellors and therapists sometimes work with clients who present particular issues, in which the therapist has no specialist training. Issues may highlight the need for specialist advice, so that they can continue to work with the client, or can decide if specialist help is required.This book is written in a question and answer style, with several types of reader in mind. It is intended primarily as a source of help for established counsellors and therapists, who wish to enhance their capacity to offer help to those affected by problematic drug-use. It will be of help also to those studying to become counsellors and therapists. It will also appeal to those who may wish to enquire further into the process of counselling those who use drugs, whatever the reasons for their curiosity. Typical questions about alcohol and drug use are answered by a series of experts in the field.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Understanding and Assessing Drinking and Drug use. Drug and Alchohol Problems in General Couselling Practice. Generic Models and specialist Training in Addictions Counselling. Motivational Enhancement and relapse Prevention. Controlliing Drug and Alchohol use. Legal Matters. Index.

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Book SynopsisOne of the first books on abstinence based treatment structurally to integrate psychoanalytic and cognitive/behavioural models, Containing the Uncontainable is a highly practical account of establishing and maintaining treatment with problem drinkers who might otherwise fail to achieve their stated aims. The programme described is particularly relevant for those who are unable to make attachments, or otherwise make use of AA, yet need an intensive, supportive, abstinence based treatment experience.The treatment model described will be of interest to professionals working in the alcohol misuse field who find their psycho/social, cognitive/behavioural programmes are ineffective yet do not see the AA/12 Step approach as an option. The model has direct applications to working with a wide range of substance misusers, eating disorders and those diagnosed with personality disorders as well as the dually diagnosed.The book begins by reviewing the pro?s and con?s of the most common treatment interventions for alcohol problems and then defines the features that lead to treatment resistance. The practice section of the book is straightforward and is easily replicated in most outpatient settings. The section on relevant psychoanalytic theory is at the heart of the book, though the author, a social worker and group analyst, hopes the ideas underpinning her model make a case for keeping most substance misuse away from the analytic consulting room and most interpretation away from the alcohol misuse service.Table of ContentsForeword - Philip J. Flores. Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 How do we define substance misues? Chapter 3 How does the PCCP model compare to other interventions? Chapter 4 Evidence for the effectiveness of treatment. Chapter 5 The features of treatment-resistant clients. Chapter 6 Psychoanalytic theory and some of its applications. Chapter 7 The Monday to Friday programme. Chapter 8 How the day programme works. Chapter 9 Practical issues. Chapter 10 Final thoughts. Appendix A - Alcohol-related statistics. Appendix B - Handouts from ACCEPT. Appendix C - Preliminary outcome data. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisClinics in Developmental Medicine No. 172 A comprehensive book dealing with drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse in both children and young people. Presents the facts of drug and alcohol abuse, evidence for prevention and treatment, and reviews of the various types of treatments Reviews all drugs of abuse, including tobacco and alcohol Offers a practical presentation of evidence from particular therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy and family therapy Presents a comprehensive review of the pharmacological advances for this age group with substance use disorders and other mental health problems Written by an international team of professionals and academics, each with a background in adolescent development as well as addiction.

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Book Synopsis?In this new book, the successor to the classic in the field Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Substance Abusers: Dual Identities by Dana G. Finnegan and Emily B. McNally, Michael Shelton reviews the empirical literature and synthesizes what we know about the prevalence of LGBT substance use, abuse, and treatment availability, emphasizing the need for affirmative therapeutic practices. The principles of trauma-informed and culturally competent treatment/intervention are explained and assessed, as well as the challenges of minority stress and microaggressions experienced by the LGBT population. Separate sections focus on the sub-populations of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. Separate chapters focus on LGBT youth, the elderly, family constellations and concerns, criminal justice issues, and rural LGBT substance abuse. This volume provides an introduction to the field that will be useful both as a primary textbook and as a handbook/reference for LGBT-focused and general substance-use disorder clinics and their administrators, clinicians, trainees, allies and volunteers.Trade Review?Finnegan and McNally established a gold standard with the release of their book Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Substance Abusers: Dual Identities, which has been used by counselors treating LGBT substance abusers for more than three decades. Now with the release of the official successor edition from Harrington Park Press, Fundamentals of LGBT Substance Use Disorders: Multiple Populations, Multiple Challenges, the standard is being raised for all current and future addiction professionals. As a clinician, author Michael Shelton is deeply aware of the need to utilize current research, evidence-informed practices, and culturally fluid approaches. Combining this knowledge with his skills as a writer, he expertly disseminates this material to the reader. Substance use in the LGBT communities continues to be a significant health issue. We know treatment works, and we now have another resource to assist in meeting the challenge. -- Philip T. McCabe, president of NALGAP (The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies), Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies ??An excellent and thorough update on best and evidence based practices in addressing substance use in LGBT populations... The depth and breadth are impressive. Cogently addresses minority stress and trauma, which are key to understanding and effectively treating problematic substance use in sexual minorities. -- Barbara Warren, director for LGBT Programs and Policies, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai Health System This contemporary and thorough resource may be helpful for anyone who wishes to better understand LGBT substance use and more sensitively and effectively support LGBT individuals in treatment, recovery, and counseling settings. Whether you have never worked with LGBT clients or have considerable experience, this book has something for you... Ideally suited for students, clinicians, and administrators in general, and for LGBT-focused clinics and treatment programs. -- Sandra Radin SALIS NewsTable of ContentsForeword, by Dana G. Finnegan and Emily B. McNally Introduction Section 1. An Overview of LGBT Substance Use 1. An Introduction to LGBT Substance Use Disorders 2. Factors Leading to LGBT Substance Abuse 3. Treatment of LGBT Substance Abuse Section 2. LGBT-Specific Substance Use Patterns 4. Trans People and Substance Use 5. Bisexual Individuals and Substance Use 6. Lesbians and Substance Use 7. Gay Men and Substance Use Section 3. Intersecting Identities 8. LGBT Youth and Substance Use 9. LGBT Elders and Substance Use 10. Substance Use and LGBT Family Constellations 11. LGBT Substance Users in the Criminal Justice System 12. LGBT Individuals in Rural Environments Appendix I. Treatment Agency Self-Audit: Policy and Procedures Appendix II. Treatment Agency Self-Audit: LGBT Employees Appendix III. The Gay Affirmative Practice Scale Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Resources on LGBT Substance Use and Treatment Index

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Book Synopsis?In this new book, the successor to the classic in the field Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Substance Abusers: Dual Identities by Dana G. Finnegan and Emily B. McNally, Michael Shelton reviews the empirical literature and synthesizes what we know about the prevalence of LGBT substance use, abuse, and treatment availability, emphasizing the need for affirmative therapeutic practices. The principles of trauma-informed and culturally competent treatment/intervention are explained and assessed, as well as the challenges of minority stress and microaggressions experienced by the LGBT population. Separate sections focus on the sub-populations of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. Separate chapters focus on LGBT youth, the elderly, family constellations and concerns, criminal justice issues, and rural LGBT substance abuse. This volume provides an introduction to the field that will be useful both as a primary textbook and as a handbook/reference for LGBT-focused and general substance-use disorder clinics and their administrators, clinicians, trainees, allies and volunteers.Trade Review?Finnegan and McNally established a gold standard with the release of their book Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Substance Abusers: Dual Identities, which has been used by counselors treating LGBT substance abusers for more than three decades. Now with the release of the official successor edition from Harrington Park Press, Fundamentals of LGBT Substance Use Disorders: Multiple Populations, Multiple Challenges, the standard is being raised for all current and future addiction professionals. As a clinician, author Michael Shelton is deeply aware of the need to utilize current research, evidence-informed practices, and culturally fluid approaches. Combining this knowledge with his skills as a writer, he expertly disseminates this material to the reader. Substance use in the LGBT communities continues to be a significant health issue. We know treatment works, and we now have another resource to assist in meeting the challenge. -- Philip T. McCabe, president of NALGAP (The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies), Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies ??An excellent and thorough update on best and evidence based practices in addressing substance use in LGBT populations... The depth and breadth are impressive. Cogently addresses minority stress and trauma, which are key to understanding and effectively treating problematic substance use in sexual minorities. -- Barbara Warren, director for LGBT Programs and Policies, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai Health System This contemporary and thorough resource may be helpful for anyone who wishes to better understand LGBT substance use and more sensitively and effectively support LGBT individuals in treatment, recovery, and counseling settings. Whether you have never worked with LGBT clients or have considerable experience, this book has something for you... Ideally suited for students, clinicians, and administrators in general, and for LGBT-focused clinics and treatment programs. -- Sandra Radin SALIS NewsTable of ContentsForeword, by Dana G. Finnegan and Emily B. McNally Introduction Section 1. An Overview of LGBT Substance Use 1. An Introduction to LGBT Substance Use Disorders 2. Factors Leading to LGBT Substance Abuse 3. Treatment of LGBT Substance Abuse Section 2. LGBT-Specific Substance Use Patterns 4. Trans People and Substance Use 5. Bisexual Individuals and Substance Use 6. Lesbians and Substance Use 7. Gay Men and Substance Use Section 3. Intersecting Identities 8. LGBT Youth and Substance Use 9. LGBT Elders and Substance Use 10. Substance Use and LGBT Family Constellations 11. LGBT Substance Users in the Criminal Justice System 12. LGBT Individuals in Rural Environments Appendix I. Treatment Agency Self-Audit: Policy and Procedures Appendix II. Treatment Agency Self-Audit: LGBT Employees Appendix III. The Gay Affirmative Practice Scale Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Resources on LGBT Substance Use and Treatment Index

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together scholars from across the behavioural sciences and public health to examine substance use in Sub-Saharan Africa. Divided into two parts, the first chapters examine aetiology, signs and symptoms, risk factors, impact, and psychosocial challenges relating to use of conventional drugs, among others. The second section focuses on prevention and intervention strategies to curtail substance abuse. The authors provide a research-informed, practical resource on sustainable community health concepts, procedures and practices for addressing substance use for the health and wellbeing of partner communities. The prevention and intervention strategies discussed include a comprehensive consideration of context-specific behavioural, environmental, psychosocial and cultural factors that may affect substance use. The chapters examine various aspects of use including, dependency, intoxication, and withdrawal in tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and other substances. The book provides a research-informed, practical resource that will appeal to students and scholars of psychology, psychiatry and public health; as well as to policymakers and practitioners in the fields of addiction, development and allied health.Table of Contents1: Introduction.- 2: Addiction as a Developmental Disorder.- 3: Tobacco: A looming epidemic in sub-Saharan African countries.- 4: Smoking and Health.- 5: Alcohol use and abuse.- 6: Prevention of Substance use in special populations: a public health priority.- 7: Evidence-Based Interventions for Preventing Substance Use Disorders.- 8: Mpower in action: Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and achievement of the 2030 Agenda.- 9: Prescription drug misuse and Prevention.- 10: Substance Use in Organizations: Antecedents, Laws and Policies, and Interventions.- 11: Efficacious Persuasive Interventions for substance abuse.-12: Conclusion.

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

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

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