Applied Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches to the Treatment of Addiction A Practical Treatment Guide

by Mitcheson, Luke; Maslin, Jenny; Meynen, Tim; Morrison, Tamara; Hill, Robert; Wanigaratne, Shamil; Padesky, Christine A.

• ISBN13: 9780470510629
• ISBN10: 0470510625
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-17
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This new book offers professionals a practical guide to the psychological treatment of all substance abuse, including tobacco, alcohol, stimulant drugs, cannabis and opiates. It focuses on CBT interventions, which have the strongest evidence base for effectiveness in treating addictive disorders.Written by an author team highly experienced in the treatment of addiction, Applied Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches to the Treatment of Addiction will be accessible to a wide range of professionals, such as specialist nurses, drug counsellors and mental health graduate workers.The author team are all at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, UK.

Author Biography

Luke Mitcheson, Jenny Maslin, Tim Meynen, Tamara Morrison, Robert Hill, and Shamil Wanigaratne – Clinical Psychologists at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction to CBT for Substance Use Problems

Cognitive and Motivational Theories of Addiction

Fundamentals of Treatment

Enhancing Motivation to Change

Assessment and Introducing CBT to Clients

Formulation

Introduction to Substance-related Cognitions and Interventions

A Basic Framework for Working with Substance-related Beliefs

Additional Techniques to Facilitate Cognitive Change

Behavioural Experiments

Behavioural Interventions

Working with Emotions

CBT and Pathways to Recovery

References

Index

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