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More About This Title Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Substance Use Disorders
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Like all the books in the Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health series, Substance Use Disorders features a compact, easy-to-use format that includes:
- Vignettes and case illustrations
- A practical approach that emphasizes real-life treatment over theory
- Resources for specific readers such as clinicians, students, or patients
In addition to the fundamentals of chemical addictions and treatment, Substance Use Disorders covers some of the most cutting-edge topics in the field, including innovative treatment approaches, outcome demands, brain science, relapse-prevention strategies, designer drugs, spirituality, and other areas. This straightforward resource is admirably suited for a wide variety of readers, from those in the helping professions, to law enforcement personnel, to recommended reading for clients currently in treatment.
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WALTER F. SCANLON is a Program/Workplace Consultant and Interventionist with twenty-five years' experience in behavioral healthcare services. He has taught, trained and presented nationally, and is an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and City College of New York.
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Series Preface xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xix
About the Authors xxi
Section One: Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Substance Use Disorders: Definitions, Treatment, and Misconceptions 3
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Mood-Altering Substances 27
Section Two: Assessment
CHAPTER 3 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning 47
CHAPTER 4 Levels of Care: What Happens Where? 71
CHAPTER 5 Acute Intoxication and Withdrawal Potential 89
CHAPTER 6 Biomedical Conditions, Medications, and Genetic Factors 119
CHAPTER 7 Coexisting Mental Disorders 149
CHAPTER 8 Recovery and the Living Environment 191
CHAPTER 9 Spirituality: The Neglected Dimension 209
Section Three: Treatment
CHAPTER 10 Initiating Commitment: Structured Intervention Strategies 231
CHAPTER 11 Behavioral Change: Developing Essential Counseling Skills 251
CHAPTER 12 Maintaining Commitment: Relapse Prevention Therapy 273
Index 299