Treatment strategies for substance abuse and process addictions /

"This distinctive and timely text examines the most prevalent substance and process addictions and focuses on current research and evidence-based treatment strategies. Major substance addictions discussed include alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, methamphetamines, and prescription drugs. Complete ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Robert L. (Robert Leonard), 1943- (Author)
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2015]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This distinctive and timely text examines the most prevalent substance and process addictions and focuses on current research and evidence-based treatment strategies. Major substance addictions discussed include alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, methamphetamines, and prescription drugs. Complete chapters are also devoted to the most frequently cited process addictions, making this text unique. Behavioral addictions covered in this text include pathological gambling, sex disorders, disordered eating, work, exercise, shopping, and Internet/gaming.Each chapter contains a listing of student learning outcomes, a case study with reflective questions, techniques for assessment and diagnosis, inpatient and outpatient treatment approaches, and resources for further study. With its emphasis on treatment strategies, this text can be used by practitioners as well as by professors in the classroom in introductory courses in addictions or in subsequent courses that focus on treatment strategies." -- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781119098362
111909836X