Synopses & Reviews
Serious controversies surrounding the theory and practice of the addictions field continue to influence and undermine the successful treatment and recovery of alcoholics. In this comprehensive book, editor Stephanie Brown presents a model of alcoholism treatment that is an invaluable resource for making informed treatment decisions to help guide alcoholics and their families on the path to long-term recovery. Written by experts in the field, Treating Alcoholism is filled with up-to-date information and illustrative case examples that will provide clinicians with the skills necessary to address the myriad problems associated with alcoholism. Based on a developmental model of recoveryfrom drinking to transition, early and ongoing recovery, the book offers a wealth of knowledge and specific therapeutic techniques for working with alcoholics and the families of alcoholics in a clinical setting. This jargon-free reference provides professionals with:** clear-cut methods for working with a client's most difficult defenses, particularly denial** a detailed map for assessment that describes the subtleties and pitfalls of the diagnostic process** practical and concrete guidelines for dealing with slips and relapses** a guide to the complexities of diagnosis and treatment in terms of other co-existing psychiatric conditions (dual diagnosis)** answers to questions about the controversial issue of medication and the addictive client** tasks for the therapist and the couple moving through the stages of drinking and recovery** a developmental model of recovery for the family as a whole.
Review
"A good source book for anyone seeking to understand the treatment and recovery of the alcoholic and alcoholic systems."
"This series sets a new standard for clear, intelligent clinical writing on psychotherapeutic and psychiatric technique. --David Spiegel, Stanford University
Synopsis
Written by experts in the field, this study presents up-to-date information and illustrative case examples that provide clinicians with the skills necessary to address and treat alcoholism. Based on a developmental model of recovery, the book offers a wealth of knowledge and specific therapeutic techniques for working with alcoholics and the families of alcoholics in a clinical setting.
Synopsis
An invaluable model for making informed treatment decisions
A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique
Highly recommAnded. . .for clinicians who want to understand and treat the alcoholic in a pragmatic and step-wise fashion.
--NARPPS Journal
In this comprehensive book, editor Stephanie Brown presents a model of alcoholism treatment to help you guide alcoholics and their families on the path to long-term recovery. Experts in the field give you the skills to address the myriad problems associated with alcoholism by providing up-to-date information and illustrative case examples. This book, filled with a wealth of information, will help you set specific therapeutic techniques for working with alcoholics and the families of alcoholics in a clinical setting.
About the Author
STEPHANIE BROWN is the director of The Addictions Institute in Menlo Park, California, and a research associate at MRI where she co-directs the Family Recovery Project. She is the author of Treating the Alcoholic (1985), Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics (1988), and Safe Passage (1992). She is the coauthor of Adult Children of Alcoholics in Treatment (1989).
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Section One: Basic Assumptions and Philosophy.
1. A Developmental Model of Alcoholism and Recovery(Stephanie Brown).
Section Two: Drinking and Transition.
2. Assessment(Joseph Liftik).
3. The Therapist's Role in the Drinking Stage(Maryann Amodeo).
4. The Therapist's Role in the Transitional Stage(Maryann Amodeo).
5. The Dual Diagnosis Patient(Edgar P. Nace).
Section Three: Recovery.
6. The Therapist's Role in Early and Ongoing Recovery(Joan Ellen Zweben).
7. Preventing Relapse(Renee S. Katz, Nicholas Hayes Ney).
Section Four: The Family.
8. The Alcoholic Family: A Developmental Model of Recovery(Stephanie Brown, Virginia Lewis).
9. Treating the Alcoholic Couple(Gloria L. Van Bree).
10. Alcoholism and the Family(Joyce Schmid).