Treating patients with alcohol and other drug problems : an integrated approach /

Treating patients with alcohol and other drug problems : an integrated approach /

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Author / Creator:	Margolis, Robert D.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©1998.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 358 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Psychologists in independent practice Psychologists in independent practice book series.
Subject:	Substance abuse -- Treatment. Alcoholism -- therapy. Psychotherapy -- methods. Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy. Substance abuse -- Treatment. Electronic Books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11298645

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Other authors / contributors:	Zweben, Joan E. American Psychological Association.
ISBN:	1557985189 9781557985187
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-313) and indexes. English. Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. Print version record.
Summary:	Drug and alcohol use are so common among people in therapy that most practitioners should be prepared to encounter it in their patients. Sometimes drugs or alcohol may be the patient's main problem; other times, they exacerbate existing problems. In both cases patients often fail to disclose that they use drugs. Many therapists don't know how to get this information or the best way to treat these patients when they do. /// This book points out ways that therapists can deduce whether a client might be abusing drugs. The authors review the etiology of drug dependence and different methods of assessment, the range of treatment approaches and the types of patients appropriate for them, and relapse prevention. Included in the volume are numerous case examples, a list of resources, and an overview of the treatment community (both self-help and professional), which describes the basic assumptions and operating principles of treatment modalities in an effort to minimize the miscommunication that can occur when professionals from different "cultures" attempt to collaborate on patient care. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:	Treating patients with alcohol and other drug problems (print)

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Summary:	For decades, epidemiological studies have shown that use of alcohol and other drugs is so widespread in clinical populations that practitioners cannot assume it is not an issue, even in the absence of warning signs. Sometimes drug use is the main source of a client's problems; other times, drug use exacerbates presenting problems. In either case, many patients fail to disclose use, and many therapists lack the methods to both root out and then cope with drug misuse and dependence.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 358 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-313) and indexes.
ISBN:	1557985189 9781557985187