Treating the Chemically Dependent and Their Families

A practical guide for practitioners who work with chemically dependent people, this volume reviews the major issues relevant to addiction and recovery from the perspectives of the addict, the addict's family and the professional. Numerous case studies are used throughout the book, which discusses the consequences of addiction, assessment of addiction problems, recovery issues, treatment resources, effects on addicts' families and family recovery issues.

List of contents

Introduction and Overview of Addiction - Miriam S Raskin and Dennis C Daley
Assessment of Addiction Problems - Miriam S Raskin and Dennis C Daley
Consequences of Addiction - Lou Gene Kingery-McCabe and Frances Campbell
Intervention - John Massella
Breaking the Addiction Cycle
Recovery Issues and Treatment Resources - Tod R Marion and Kathryn Coleman
Relapse Prevention and Treatment Effectiveness Studies - Dennis C Daley and Miriam S Raskin
Effects of Addiction on the Family - Ruth Ann Seilheimer
Family Recovery Issues and Treatment Resources - Carol Koffinke

Summary

A practical guide for professionals who work with addicts, this volume reviews major issues relevant to addiction and recovery from the perspectives of the addicts, the addicts' families and therapists.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis C. Daley, Miriam S. Raskin
• Assisted by: Dennis C. Daley (Editor), Dennis M. Daley (Editor), Daley Dennis M. (Editor), Miriam S. Raskin (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.1991
• EAN: 9780803932982
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-3298-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: Sage Sourcebooks for the Human Services; Sage Sourcebooks for the Human; Sage Sourcebooks for the Human; SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Psychotherapy, Social Work, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, Substance Abuse Counseling