Dual Diagnosis: Counseling the Mentally Ill Substance Abuser ,FIRST EDITION - Hardcover

Evans, Katie; Sullivan, J. Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898624363 ISBN 13: 9780898624366

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1990

Synopsis

This important and timely volume provides counselors and case managers with a general introduction to the assessment, treatment, and management of clients with a dual diagnosis (someone with both a substance-abuse or dependency problem and a co-existing psychiatric disorder). The authors' goal is to provide the reader with a greater understanding of the issues that dual-diagnosis individuals present for professionals and to offer practcal concepts and techniques that have been found useful in working with this population. This book will be of inerest to mental health and chemical dependency professionals as well as other professionals who encounter dual-diagnosis clients, such as court and child protective workers, physicians, psychologists, nurses , and social workers. This book is also an excellent text for advanced course work in either the field of addictions studies or mental health.

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About the Author

Katie Evans, PhD, NCACII, has a PhD in clinical psychology and is an Oregon Board Certified alcohol and drug counselor and a nationally credited alcohol and drug counselor. Dr. Evans specializes in counseling survivors of abuse who are chemically dependent. She is currently CEO and Treatment Coordinator at the Evans and Sullivan Clinic, cofounded with J. Michael Sullivan, where she works with adults and adolescents who have coexisting substance abuse and psychological problems. Widely published, Dr. Evans has coauthored several books with J. Michael Sullivan, including Treating Addicted Survivors of Trauma. She also serves on the faculty of Portland State University; conducts workshops and seminars on a variety of mental health and recovery-related topics; and consults to numerous agencies and treatment centers in the United States and Europe.

J. Michael Sullivan, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of persons with dual disorders. He is currently Clinical Director at the Evans and Sullivan Clinic. With Katie Evans, he has coauthored dealing with the assessment and treatment of dual disorders. Dr. Sullivan has also given workshops on dual diagnosis in the United States and abroad, and has served as a consultant to various dual diagnosis programs and task forces.
 

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Contents
1. The Nature of the Problem
2. Models of Treatment
3. An Integrated Model of Dual Recovery
4. Assessing Chemical Dependency in the Dually Diagnosed Client
5. Assessing the Psychiatric Disorder and Planning the Appropriate Level of Care
6. The Psychotic and Cognitive Disorders
7. The Affective and Anxiety Disorders
8. Antisocial and Borderline Personality Disorders
9. Working with Adolescents
10. Working with Families
11. Enhancing the Motivation of Clients (and Counselors, Too!)
Appendix 1. Modified Stepwork
Appendix 2. A School Behavior Checklist
Appendix 3. A Checklist for Parents
Appendix 4. A Typical Home Behavior Contract

About this edition

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0898624363
• ISBN 13: 9780898624366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 191