Treating addiction [electronic resource] : a guide for professionals / William R. Miller, Alyssa A. Forcehimes, Allen Zweben ; postscript by A. Thomas McLellan.

9781609186395 (electronic book)
9781609186388

New York : Guilford Press, 2011.

English

1 online resource (xvi, 464 p.) : ill.

RC564 .M546 2011eb

362.29

"An indispensable practitioner reference and text, this engaging book focuses on how to provide effective help to clients with substance use disorders. The authors, leading authorities on addiction treatment, present a state-of-the-art framework for assessment and treatment. They describe and illustrate evidence-based treatment methods, including cognitive-behavioral, 12-step, motivational, pharmacological, and family approaches. Also addressed are such crucial clinical issues as resistance, maintenance of change, treating co-occurring disorders, and spirituality. Reproducible clinical tools can be photocopied from the book or downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Of special utility, the companion Web page features more than 25 additional widely used, ready-to-download assessment tools, assembled in one place for the first time, together with the authors' guidance for using them throughout the process of treatment"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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