Addictions Books
Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality
While the Internet can enhance well-being, Elias Aboujaoude has spent years treating patients whose lives have been profoundly disturbed by it. Part of the danger lies in how the Internet allows us... (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)
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)
Understanding Addiction Behaviours: Theoretical and Clinical Practice in Health and Social Care
Are you looking for a book that is about more than just drugs or alcohol misuse? This comprehensive text uniquely examines both pharmacological and non-pharmacological addictions. Highlighting the... (more)
Understanding and Working with Substance Misusers
Explores the complex nature of addiction and the challenges involved in responding effectively through policy and practice. It examines the biopyschosocial elements of addiction to substances... (more)
The Principles and Practice of Group Work in Addictions
How can the group setting be used to treat those with drug and alcohol problems? Many professionals working across a variety of addictions settings find themselves working in groups and tackling... (more)
Addictions: Second Edition
The first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike. This authoritative new edition builds on the success of the previous book,... (more)
Counselling for Alcohol Problems: Third Edition
This third edition is a practical guide to working with people who have problems with their use of alcohol. It is the key book recommended by most alcohol counselling courses in the UK, including the... (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)
Integrated Group Therapy for Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse
Packed with practical clinical tools, this book presents an empirically supported treatment expressly designed for clients with both bipolar disorder and substance use disorders. Integrated group... (more)
Group Therapy for Substance Use Disorders: A Motivational Cognitive-behavioral Approach
This authoritative book presents a groundbreaking evidence-based approach to conducting therapy groups for persons with substance use disorders. The approach integrates cognitive-behavioral,... (more)
Addictive Personalities and Why People Take Drugs: The Spike and the Moon
‘Why do we take drugs? I haven’t the faintest idea, but Gary Winship has a damned good go at telling me the answer. Some might say this is a largely academic book, but as an ex-psychiatric nurse and... (more)
Addiction Essentials: The Go-to Guide for Clinicians and Patients
An up-to-date guide to the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of addictions. Whether it's to caffeine, nicotine, or alcohol, many of us suffer from at least one addiction. Carlton K. Erickson presents... (more)
Counselling Older People with Alcohol Problems
Alcohol misuse is becoming an increasingly significant issue for people aged 55 and over, and providing effective counselling services to this growing client group requires a unique and specialised... (more)
Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Substance Abuse
Leading authorities on substance abuse treatment techniques review and illustrate the most common interventions for opioid-related and alcohol-related substance abuse disorders, as well as crucial... (more)
Expressions of Drunkenness (Four Hundred Rabbits)
The goal of this book is to contribute to ongoing scholarly discussion on the very serious topic of drunkenness. The phrase 'four hundred rabbits' is one of many illustrations of the deep cultural,... (more)
Breaking the Addiction to Please: Goodbye Guilt
Many people are responsible for taking care of an aging parent, an ailing spouse, or a handicapped child and do so out of love, devotion, or obligation, and many others have caretaking occupations in... (more)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Problem Drinking: A Practitioner's Guide
This book serves as a concise and practical guide on the application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to problem drinking. Divided into five chapters it provides: a detailed account of the... (more)
Music Therapy and Addictions
Recent studies show that music can reach the parts of the human brain that are linked to addiction, and can function as an integral part of recovery. This research-based, practical book demonstrates... (more)
Clinical Manual for Treatment of Alcoholism and Addictions
In an extensively updated and reformatted third edition, the Clinical Manual for Treatment of Alcoholism and Addictions provides a concise overview of addiction treatment issues relevant to... (more)
Lacan and Addiction: An Anthology
With chapters from Rik Loose, Fabian Naparstek, Patricia Gherovici, Bruce Fink, Thomos Svolos and many others, the anthology is for people interested in the topic of addictions, or in Lacanian... (more)
A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme for Problem Gambling: Therapist Manual
A comprehensive manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions. It uses a cognitive behavioural approach to identify a session by session guide for overcoming... (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)
Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking
This book is intended to contribute to the World Health Organization's (WHO) global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It explores areas where alcohol producers' technical competence can... (more)
Craving for Ecstasy and Natural Highs: A Positive Approach to Mood Alteration
People from all walks of life often lose themselves in pursuing counterfeit pleasures - cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, thrill seeking, sex, food, gambling, and on-line fantasies to name just a few. How... (more)
Women, Girls, and Addiction: Celebrating the Feminine in Counseling Treatment and Recovery
The first book on the efficacy of treatment approaches and interventions that are tailored to working with addicted women, and the first publication of any kind to provide a feminist approach to... (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)
Methamphetamine Addiction: From Basic Science to Treatment
Separating myth from fact, this work reviews the knowledge about methamphetamine addiction and describes some of the most promising available treatment approaches. (more)