Addiction Arena

Compulsive Buying

Clinical Foundations and Treatment

• Edited by James E. Mitchell, and Astrid Muller.

Published October 2010

Rooted in research and clinical practice, Compulsive Buying examines the drive that compels people to compulsively purchase and hoard their acquisitions. The authors and contributors cover the entire scope of this behavior and discuss what clinicians need to know in order to better understand…
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A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Programme for Problem Gambling

Therapist Manual

• By Namrata Raylu, and Tian Po Oei.

Published May 2010

This book is a treatment manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions. In this book the authors use a cognitive behavioural approach and provide a session by session guide for overcoming problem gambling. Essential topics covered include: assessment and…
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Women, Girls, and Addiction

Celebrating the Feminine in Counseling Treatment and Recovery

• By Cynthia A. Briggs, and Jennifer L. Pepperell.

Published June 2009

Women, Girls, and Addiction is 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 understanding the experience of addiction from the female perspective.&…
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Pharmacology and Treatment of Substance Abuse

Evidence and Outcome Based Perspectives

• Edited by Lee M. Cohen, Frank L. Collins, Jr., Alice Young, Dennis E. McChargue, Thad R. Leffingwell and Katrina L. Cook.

Published June 2009

Given the prevalence of substance abuse in general clinical populations, it is important for healthcare providers to have knowledge and skill in the treatment of these problems. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) involves the integration of the best evidence with clinical expertise and patient values.…
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In the Grip of Desire

A Therapist at Work with Sexual Secrets

• By Gale Holtz Golden.

Published May 2009

Written in a first-person, narrative style, In the Grip of Desire gives both the professional and lay reader the rare opportunity to experience the sequestered world of the therapist as she works with people who have sexual secrets and behaviors. Referencing the academic literature and research,…
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Solution-Focused Substance Abuse Treatment

• By Teri Pichot, and Sara A. Smock.

Published March 2009

Solution-Focused Substance Abuse Treatment describes the standard of care for substance abuse treatment, demonstrates how solution-focused brief therapy exceeds this standard, and shows how it can effectively be used in substance abuse evaluation, case management, and both individual and group…
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Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders

Personality Disorders and Addiction

• By Sharon C. Ekleberry.

Published October 2008

Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders addresses a complex client population, which presents service providers with significant professional challenges. Underlying personality disorders compromise treatment effectiveness for medical, other psychiatric, or trauma services, as well as the…
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Alcohol and Drug Misuse

A Handbook for Students and Health Professionals

• By G. Hussein Rassool.

Published September 2008

Written by an experienced author and lecturer, this five part text presents an introduction to drug and alcohol misuse and provides: the context of alcohol and drug misuse, and the nature and theories of addiction, including a historical overview and policy initiatives in contemporary…
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Rescued Lives

The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse

• By Leonard A. Jason, Bradley D. Olson and Karen J. Foli.

Published July 2008

An effective treatment to help those with addictions Victims of drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach instills the most powerful medicine—hope…
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Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Treatment of Alcohol And Drug Disorders

• Edited by Eldon Edmundson, Jr., and Dennis McCarty.

Published July 2008

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