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Informationen zum Autor Bruce Carruth, The CDM Group, Bethesda, MD, USA. Klappentext Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage! Hope! and Empowerment presents vignettes about people with mental illness and addiction whose situations are representative of what goes on in a dual-diagnosis in-patient setting. This nonclinical! easy-to-read resource addresses the misunderstandings and prejudices surrounding dual-diagnosis! the necessity for appropriate treatment and follow-up care! medications! twelve-step principles and practices! and the involvement of family in treatment. The book will give you unique insight on being dually diagnosed and how co-occurring mental illness and addiction can be treated with the minimum amount of blame! shame! or poor decision-making.To view an excerpt online! find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com. Zusammenfassung Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment presents vignettes about people with mental illness and addiction whose situations are representative of what goes on in a dual-diagnosis in-patient setting. This nonclinical, easy-to-read resource includes a twelve-step principles and practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Dual Diagnosis and the Family System Who Takes Care of Whom? When Is Too Much Help No Help? What Happens When Family Seems to Be the Enemy? When Family Members Die, Then What? Chapter 2. Reasons for Resisting Treatment If I Get Well, Will I Lose Control? Will I Stop Feeling Normal if I Stop Using? Who Will I Be if I Get Well? Whom Can I Trust? Chapter 3. Misunderstandings About Dual Diagnosis What Is Normal versus Abnormal Behavior? How Is My Grandiosity a Problem? What's Wrong with Getting Over on People? Who's More Scared of My Anger, You or I? What if I Say There's More Than One Me? Chapter 4. The Role of Hope, Empowerment, and Spirituality in Recovery for the Dually Diagnosed Client Hope Empowerment Spirituality Chapter 5. What the Consumer and the Family of the Consumer Can Do Today to Improve Treatment Options Getting Well: Finding and Receiving Appropriate Dual-Diagnosis Treatment Ensuring Wellness for All: The Need for Advocacy for Improved Dual-Diagnosis Treatment Staying Well: The Importance of Continuing Care Hope for the Future: The Search for Quality of Life Suggested Readings Index Reference Notes Included ...
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Addicted and Mentally Ill: Stories of Courage, Hope, and Empowerment presents vignettes about people with mental illness and addiction whose situations are representative of what goes on in a dual-diagnosis in-patient setting. This nonclinical, easy-to-read resource includes a twelve-step principles and practices.
