Addictions Books
Essential Papers on Addiction
Presents the most important writings, and the various sides of the debate on the psychoanalytic understanding and treatment of adddiction. Daniel Yalisove outlines the history of the treatment of... (more)
Integrated Care in Addiction Treatment
This book emphasizes the importance of integrative care among the health care professionals involved in addiction treatment and includes a plan for executing and assessing the success of the system. ... (more)
Containing the Uncontainable: Alcohol Misuse and the Personal Choice Community Programme
One of the first books on abstinence-based treatment to integrate psychoanalytic and cognitive/behavioural models structurally, Containing the Uncontainable is a practical account of establishing and... (more)
Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs: Research on Experiences, Coping and Support
Individuals bereaved by the drug- or alcohol-related death of a family member represent a sizeable group worldwide. Families Bereaved by Alcohol or Drugs is the long-awaited result of an important... (more)
Integrating Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide
Integrating Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders distills the complex literature on addiction, offering a curated toolbox of integrated pharmacological and... (more)
Addiction Dilemmas: Family Experiences from Literature and Research and Their Lessons for Practice
Addiction Dilemmas explores the impact of addiction on those closest to the individuals affected and their families. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the book discusses the stresses and strains... (more)
Women and Problem Gambling: Therapeutic Insights into Understanding Addiction and Treatment
Addiction is much misunderstood. Women and addictive gambling even more so, and for many years women have suffered in silence. This book explores how lonely, troubled lives and damaging relationships... (more)
Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: An Alternative Approach to Addictions: Second Edition
This acclaimed clinical guide has helped thousands of clinicians put the proven principles of harm reduction into practice with therapy clients who have substance use problems. Written by pioneers in... (more)
Men, Addiction, and Intimacy: Strengthening Recovery by Fostering the Emotional Development of Boys and Men
In the substance abuse and addiction treatment realm, males outnumber females two to one. While gender-issues are seen as a key element of women's treatment, the acknowledgement that males are... (more)
Survivors of Addiction: Narratives of Recovery
Addiction is something that affects many different people from all walks of life and can be difficult for a therapist to treat, and the client to conquer. In this book fifteen people who have... (more)
Substance Misuse: The Implications of Research, Policy and Practice
Substance misuse and its pervasive problems is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professionals today. With heightened political and policy emphasis on all aspects of substance... (more)
Social Behaviour and Network Therapy for Alcohol Problems
Serves as a manual for clinicians working with people with alcohol problems. The manual is based on previous research in addiction treatment, including family and social network interventions, as... (more)
Cocaine and Methamphetamine Addiction: Treatment, Recovery and Relapse Prevention
Two experienced addiction treatment professionals present a practice-oriented approach to understanding and overcoming addiction to cocaine, with the addition of a treatment protocol for working with... (more)
Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling: Principles, Models, Methods
A handbook for clinical supervisors, dealing with the addiction field. The perfect handbook for the clinical supervisor. --Nancy Waite-OBrien, director, Education and Training, Betty Ford Center An... (more)
Overcoming Pathological Gambling: Therapist Guide
As gambling becomes more prevalent and more accessible in our society, pathological gambling is growing as a serious problem. In most instances, excessive gambling negatively affects a person's home,... (more)
Cannabis and Young People: Reviewing the Evidence
Cannabis is at the centre of ongoing controversial and often confused debate. Opinions on its potential impact on health are sharply divided: some argue that it poses serious risks to mental health... (more)
Drug Addiction and its Treatment
Addiction treatment involves a variety of different practices and procedures used with different populations and which are designed to achieve different goals. This book explains why no single... (more)
Substance abuse: from principles to practice
An ideal book for anyone interested in the subject of or affected by substance abuse in any of its many forms. Covers the history, chemistry, biology, epidemiology, psychology and other salient... (more)
Women's Drug and Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Analysis and Reflective Synthesis: Second Edition
This newly revised and expanded edition of Women's Drug and Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Analysis and Reflective Synthesis offers a unique analysis and synthesis of theory, empirical research,... (more)
Marijuana and Mental Health
Although other books have explored the medical cannabis and the neuroscience behind cannabis, no single source of comprehensive information on cannabis and mental health has existed to date.... (more)
Transforming Addiction: Gender, Trauma, Transdisciplinarity
Addiction is a complex problem that requires more nuanced responses. Transforming Addiction advances addictions research and treatment by promoting transdisciplinary collaboration, the integration of... (more)
Women and Drinking: Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies
Part of the Advances in Psychotherapy -Evidence-Based Practice series, which provides therapists with practical, evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of the most common disorders... (more)
Alcoholism: The Facts: Fourth Edition
The third edition of this successful Facts title was authored by the late Dr Donald W. Goodwin, who wrote with a unique and engaging style defining alcoholism in very human terms. Although much of Dr... (more)
An Unsafe Bet?: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having
An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having reveals how gambling represents a danger to public health due to its inherent addiction potential, which is being... (more)
Working with Women's Groups for Problem Gambling: Treating gambling addiction through relationship
Why do so many women with gambling addiction relapse? Lifelong recovery requires much more than to just stop gambling. Women's groups provide long-term benefits and support and have proven to be... (more)
Treating Substance Abuse: Theory and Technique: Third Edition
Widely adopted, this state-of-the-art text and clinical resource captures the breadth of current knowledge about substance abuse and its treatment. For each of the major evidence-based treatment... (more)
Addiction Treatment: Third Revised Edition
Using the popular harm-reduction model, Addiction Treatment covers the biological, psychological, and social aspects of alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, and other addictions.... (more)