Addiction Treatment : A Strengths Perspective
ISBN: 9780495090823 | 0495090824
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 5/30/2007
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Using the popular harm-reduction model, ADDICTION TREATMENT covers the biological, psychological, and social aspects of alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, and other addictions. Through a number of first-person narratives about the experience of addiction, students will discover a realism and depth not commonly found in textbooks. In addition, the authors include student-friendly topics, such as the case against so-called underage drinking laws, to draw students into the material and illustrate the importance of reducing harm wit... MORE
| Introduction | |
| The Nature of Addiction | |
| Historical Perspectives | |
| Strengths-Based Helping Strategies | |
| The Biology of Addiction | |
| Substance Misuse, Dependence, and the Body | |
| Interventions Related to Biology | |
| The Psychology of Addiction | |
| Addiction Across the Life Span | |
| Eating Disorders, Gambling, Shopping, and Oth... MORE | |
| Substance Misuse with a Coexisting Disorder or Disability | |
| Social Aspects of Addiction | |
| Family Risks and Resiliencies | |
| Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Issues | |
| Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences | |
| Mutual-Help Groups: A Strengths Perspective | |
| Public Policy | |
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