Addiction and Change, First Edition: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover (Guilford Substance Abuse) - Hardcover

DiClemente, Carlo C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572300574 ISBN 13: 9781572300576

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2003

Synopsis

While the stages-of-change model is widely known as a framework for understanding recovery, less sustained attention has been given to the stages of becoming addicted. From Carlo DiClemente, codeveloper of the transtheoretical model, this book offers a panoramic view of the entire continuum of addictive behavior change. Illuminated is the common path that individuals travel as they establish and reinforce new patterns of behavior, whether they are developing an addiction or struggling to free themselves from one. Particular attention is given to how issues in multiple areas of life functioning-including relationships, beliefs and attitudes, enduring personal characteristics, and social systems-interact with change processes in addiction and recovery. Offering a unique perspective on the pathways into and out of addiction, the book addresses crucial questions of why, when, and how to intervene to bolster recovery in those already addicted and reach out effectively to people at risk.

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About the Author

Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He received his MA in Psychology from the New School for Social Research and his PhD in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island. The codeveloper with Dr. James Prochaska of the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change, Dr. DiClemente has published numerous articles, chapters, and books. For over 20 years, he has conducted funded research in health and addictive behaviors. He has directed an outpatient alcoholism treatment program and serves as a consultant to private and public treatment programs. The recipient of the Maryland Psychological Association's 2002 Distinguished Contribution to Scientific Psychology award, Dr. DiClemente was also one of five winners of the 2002 Innovators Combating Substance Abuse award given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572300574
• ISBN 13: 9781572300576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 318