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: 9780470510636
• ISBN10: 0470510633
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• 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	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Introduction to CBT for Substance Use Problems	p. 1
Cognitive and Motivational Theories of Addiction	p. 21
Fundamentals of Treatment	p. 41
Enhancing Motivation to Change	p. 61
Assessment and Introducing CBT to Clients	p. 75
Formulation	p. 89
Introduction to Substance-related Cognitions and Interventions	p. 99
A Basic Framework for Working with Substance-related Beliefs	p. 113
Additional Techniques to Facilitate Cognitive Change	p. 123
Behavioural Experiments	p. 141
Behavioural Interventions	p. 149
Working with Emotions	p. 177
CBT and Pathways to Recovery	p. 191
References	p. 211
Index	p. 217
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