Overcoming Your Alcohol or Drug Problem Effective Recovery Strategies Therapist Guide

by Daley, Dennis C.; Marlatt, G. Alan

• ISBN13: 9780195307733
• ISBN10: 0195307739
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This expanded edition of the successful Graywind title, Managing Your Drug and Alcohol Problem: Therapist Guide provides an evidence-based treatment protocol for all types of substance use disorders. Designed to accompany the Managing Your Addictive Behavior: Workbook, Second Edition, thisguide provides clinicians with valuable strategies for working with substance use disorders by focusing on specific issues involved in both stopping substance abuse and changing behaviors or lifestyle aspects that contribute to continued substance abuse. In addition to addressing professionalapproaches/attitudes toward the substance abusing client, assessment, psychosocial and pharamacotherapeutic treatment, and self-help programs, this expanded edition also includes a new chapter on the management of a co-occurring psychiatric disorder.

Author Biography

Daley has over 240 publications, including clinician treatment manuals, family and client educational books, workbooks, and videotapes on recovery from alcohol and drug problems, recovery from psychiatric disorders, recovery from dual disorders, and relapse prevention. He was the first professional in the United States to publish interactive workbooks on co-occurring disorders, and one of the first to publish similar materials on recovery from addiction. Dr. Daley's treatment models and recovery materials are used in numerous substance abuse and dual diagnosis treatment programs throughout the United States and other countries. Marlatt is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, and is a former president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He served as a member of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse at the National Institute on Drug Abuse from 1996 to 2002, and served on the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Subcommittee on College Drinking from 1998 to 2001.

Table of Contents

Overview of Substance Use Problems and Assessment
Chapter 1 Introductory Information for Therapists	3	(8)
Chapter 2 Understanding Substance Use Problems	11	(12)
Chapter 3 Assessment of Substance Use Problems	23	(16)
Treatment Settings and Approaches
Chapter 4 Treatment Settings for Substance Use Problems	39	(6)
Chapter 5 Psychosocial Therapies for Substance Use Disorders	45	(12)
Chapter 6 Medications for Substance Use Problems	57	(12)
Change Issues and Strategies
Chapter 7 Stages of Change and Using Therapy or Counseling	69	(8)
Chapter 8 Goal Planning in Recovery	77	(6)
Chapter 9 Managing Cravings and Urges to Use Substances	83	(10)
Chapter 10 Managing Thoughts of Using Substances	93	(6)
Chapter 11 Managing Emotions	99	(8)
Chapter 12 Refusing Offers to Use Substances	107	(6)
Chapter 13 Dealing With Family and Interpersonal Problems	113	(8)
Chapter 14 Building a Recovery Support System	121	(6)
Chapter 15 Self-Help Programs and Recovery Clubs	127	(8)
Assessing and Treating Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 16 Assessment of Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders	135	(22)
Chapter 17 Treatment of Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders	157	(16)
Relapse Prevention and Progress Measurement
Chapter 18 Reducing the Risk of Relapse	173	(8)
Chapter 19 Relapse Management	181	(6)
Chapter 20 Strategies for Balanced Living	187	(8)
Chapter 21 Measuring Progress	195	(4)
Appendix: Helpful Resources	199	(2)
References and Suggested Readings	201	(18)
About the Authors	219