Introduction to Addictive Behaviors, First Edition - Hardcover

Thombs, Dennis L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898623367 ISBN 13: 9780898623369

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1994

Synopsis

This unique book is written specifically for the entry-level counselor preparing for work in the addictions treatment field or the master's-level mental health professional who has little or no training in the treatment of alcohol and drug dependence. An ideal training text, Introduction to Addictive Behaviors reviews and critiques the major contemporary perspectives on alcoholism and other addictions. Emphasizing behavioral science theory rather than the biology or pharmacology of alcohol and drug dependence, the volume explores those theories most important to the front-line substance abuse counselor and mental health clinician: the disease model, psychoanalytic formulations, and theories based on conditioning, social learning, family systems, and sociology. In the treatment field today, there is an enormous gap between clinical practice on the one side and theory and research on the other. Introduction to Addictive Behaviors integrates theory and research with clinical practice to help entry-level practitioners more effectively treat clients with drug and alcohol problems. Clearly illustrating the importance of theory in clinical practice, each chapter features examples that demonstrate how concepts are applied to the helping process. Moreover, each section includes review questions to help clarify and reinforce major points, making the book ideal for classroom use. Introduction to Addictive Behaviors is essential reading for courses in psychology, counseling, social work, nursing, and health science that deal with alcohol and drug dependence. It is invaluable for master's-level counselors, social workers, health educators, nurses, occupational therapists, and other mental healthprofessionals preparing for entry-level work who have limited graduate training in alcoholism and other drug dependencies.

About this title

About the Author

Dennis L. Thombs, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Adult, Counseling, Health and Vocational Education at Kent State University. Dr. Thombs has worked in the mental health field, including substance abuse treatment and prevention, for more than 15 years. The author of numerous articles in the area of health behavior, his chief research focus is adolescent and young adult alcohol abuse.

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1. The Multiple Conceptions of Addictive Behavior and Clinical Practice Today
2. The Disease Models
3. Psychoanalytic Formulations
4. Conditioning Models and Approaches to Contingency Management
5. Cognitive Models
6. The Family System
7. Social and Cultural Foundations
8. Conditions That Facilitate and Inhibit Change in Addictive Behavior

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898623367
• ISBN 13: 9780898623369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236