Living With Co-occurring Addiction and Mental Health Disorders

by McGovern, Mark; Faculty from the Dartmouth Medical School; Edelstein, Scott (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781592857197
• ISBN10: 1592857191
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-19
• Publisher: Hazelden

Summary

Living with Co-occurring Addiction and Mental Health Disorders is the first handbook designed to inform and empower the more than 10 million people in the United States with co-occurring disorders, allowing each person to make decisions about his or her own treatment and recovery and sculpt a program that treats both disorders together. Key topics include: *getting an assessment *balancing the brain's chemistry *finding the ideal treatment *choosing and working with a therapist or counselor *setting achievable goals and making positive changes within *cognitive-behavioral therapy Informative, thorough, and easy to follow, this book is designed to help the millions of people with co-occurring disorders be their own best advocates for health and sanity, and build lives worth living.

Author Biography

Mark McGovern, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Psychiatry and of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. He is one of the authors of the Hazelden Co-occurring Disorders Program, designed for professionals in treatment and mental health. Scott Edelstein is a consultant, literary agent, and widely published freelance writer.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Worksheets	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Understanding the Situation	p. 9
Getting an Assessment	p. 21
Physiology, Stress, and Environmental Factors	p. 29
Finding the Ideal Treatment	p. 39
Choosing and Working with a Therapist	p. 49
Creating a Recovery Plan	p. 61
The Courage to Change	p. 71
Pervasive Benefits of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy	p. 87
Bolstering the Positive Effects of CBT	p. 105
Exploring Twelve Step Peer Recovery	p. 117
Getting Support from Family Members	p. 137
Building a Personal Support Network	p. 155
Designing the Right Self-Management Plan	p. 165
Finding a Place in the World	p. 173
Recommended Resources	p. 181
About the Author	p. 187
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