Substance Use Problems , a volume in the Advances in Psychotherapy: Evidence Based Practice series
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0889374163 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 104 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Doc said Five Stars. Excellent, authoritative book based on science rather than ideology.
Seasoned experts and those new to the field will welcome the chance to review the latest developments in guiding self-change for this intriguing, prevalent set of problems.. Health professionals in a range of settings are bound to meet clients with troubles related to drugs and this text helps them separate the myths from the facts. It provides trainees and professionals with a handy, concise guide for helping problem drug users build enjoyable, multifaceted lives using approaches based on decades of research. This highly readable text explains not only what to do, but when and how to do it. Readers will improve their intuitions and clinical skills by adding an overarching understanding of drug use and the development of problems that translates into appropriate techniques for encouraging clients to change behavior themselves. A fully updated new edition of the popular text that separates the facts from the myths about drug and substance use and provides practical, evidence-based guidance on dealing with them.The literature on diagnosis and treatment of drug and substance abuse is filled with successful, empirically based approaches, but also with controversy and hear
He serves on theeditorial boards of four psychology journals,reviews for over a dozen, and has more than 120publications on drug use and abuse, including Understanding Marijuana (Oxford UniversityPress, 2002). . He served as Chair of the Board ofDirectors for the National Organization for theReform of Marijuana Laws, and is a member of theResearch Society on Alcoholism, the Associationfor the Advancement of Behavior Therapy,and the Drug Policy Alliance. He ha
. He serves on theeditorial boards of four psychology journals,reviews for over a dozen, and has more than 120publications on drug use and abuse, including Understanding Marijuana (Oxford UniversityPress, 2002). About the Author Mitch Earleywine, PhD, is Professor of ClinicalPsychology at the University at Albany,State University of New York, where he teachesdrugs and human behavior, substance abusetreatment, and clinical research methods. He served as Chair of the Board ofDirectors for the National Organization for theReform of Marijuana Laws, and is a member of theResearch Society