Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem: Effective Recovery Strategies Therapist Guide
Author Description
This expanded edition of the successful Graywind title, Managing Your Drug and Alcohol Problem: Therapist Guide provides an evidence-based treatment protocol for all types of substance use disorders. Designed to accompany the Managing Your Addictive Behavior: Workbook, Second Edition, this guide provides clinicians with valuable strategies for working with substance use disorders by focusing on specific issues involved in both stopping substance abuse and changing behaviors or lifestyle aspects that contribute to continued substance abuse. In addition to addressing professional approaches/attitudes toward the substance abusing client, assessment, psychosocial and pharamacotherapeutic treatment, and self-help programs, this expanded edition also includes a new chapter on the management of a co-occurring psychiatric disorder.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This guide investigates the most effective clinical strategies for treating substance use disorders through evidence-based behavioral interventions. Authors Dennis C. Daley and G. Alan Marlatt provide a structured protocol designed for mental health professionals to assist clients in both cessation of substance use and the modification of lifestyle factors that perpetuate addictive behaviors. The text integrates clinical assessment, psychosocial support, and pharmacotherapeutic considerations into a cohesive framework for practitioners.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Evidence-based treatment protocols for diverse substance use disorders
- Strategies for managing co-occurring psychiatric conditions
- Clinical assessment tools and psychosocial intervention techniques
- Guidance on integrating self-help programs into professional treatment plans
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this text as a foundational resource within the Treatments That Work series, valued for its rigorous adherence to clinical research standards. Practitioners frequently cite the guide for its practical utility in structuring therapy sessions and its clear, actionable approach to complex behavioral health challenges.
Page Count:
232
Publication Date:
2006-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-10:
0198042027
ISBN-13:
9780198042020
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