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This pioneering volume takes a family systems perspective to aid understanding, treating and preventing substance abuse. It explores a myriad of variables and each chapter includes a case study or vignette to highlight relevant individual and family life-cycle issues.
Topics discussed include treating substance abuse across the life span, multicultural approaches and co-dependency. This challenging volume makes a major contribution to the substance abuse and family therapy fields.
Sommario
Foreword - Man Keung Ho
Substance Abuse Treatment - Edith M Freeman
Continuum of Care in Services to Families
PART ONE: SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
A Cross-Cultural Treatment Approach for Families With Young Children - Ruth G McRoy, Marian A Aguilar and Clayton T Shorkey
Developing Alternative Family Structures for Runaway, Drug-Addicted Adolescents - Edith M Freeman
A Culturally Specific Approach to Ethnic Minority Young Adults - Jacob U Gordon
Alcohol Addiction and Codependency - Clayton T Shorkey and Willa Rosen
Treatment for Dually Diagnosed Clients - Marsha Read, Elizabeth C Penick and Elizabeth J Nickel
The Impact of Substance Abuse and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Robert Fahnestock
Alcohol Addiction and Sexual Dysfunctioning - Stephanie Covington
Self-Medication and the Elderly - Brenda Crawley
PART TWO: RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FROM A FAMILY SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE
Single System Research in Family-Focused Alcohol Treatment - Edith M Freeman
Evaluating Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programs - Michael S Cunningham
Epilogue - Edith M Freeman
The Family System Recovery Process: What Is Lasting Change?
