Treating Addiction as a Human Process - Hardcover

Edward J. Khantzian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765701863 ISBN 13: 9780765701862

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. (UK), 1999

Synopsis

Innovative and humane treatment of patients with substance use disorders distinguishes this highly esteemed practitioner and major psychodynamic thinker. From his initial contribution of identifying the self-medicating function of abused substances, to the continued elaboration and refinement of his work focusing on the addicts ego deficits of self-regulation and self-care, Edward Khantzians ideas have become the standard in the field of addictions treatment.
His insights into the dynamics of substance abuse have changed the ways that clinicians understand their addicted patients, significantly raising the likelihood of successful treatment. Shifting the focus from a pleasure-seeking to a pain-relieving approach to their patients substance use enables clinicians to engage in a more positive, compassionate psychotherapeutic relationship, unhampered by countertransference feelings of contempt and condemnation.

Passionate, professional, and unfailingly astute, Dr. Khantzian examines his patients internal worlds, revealing vulnerabilities while uncovering resiliency and strength. This book, comprehensive in scope, abundant in clinical material, and written with clarity and intelligence, provides a depth of understanding of substance use disorders and an increased hope for recovery.
A Jason Aronson Book

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About the Author

EDWARD J. KHANTZIAN, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and past president of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Khantzian is a distinguished scholar, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst, specializing in addictions for more than forty years. His other work includes Treating Addiction as a Human Process and (with Mark J. Albanese) Understanding Addiction as Self Medication: Finding Hope Behind the Pain.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. (UK)
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765701863
• ISBN 13: 9780765701862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 712