Psychotherapy and Substance Abuse: A Practitioner's Handbook - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157230202X ISBN 13: 9781572302020

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1997

Synopsis

Because substance abuse is common among persons seeking mental health services, it is important for mental health professionals who don't specialize in substance abuse to be able to ascertain the possible involvement of alcohol or drug abuse when assessing a client. This practical new volume provides all the information general psychotherapists and mental health clinicians need properly to identify, assess, treat, and/or refer a client who is using psychoactive substances. Unlike other resources on the treatment of substance abuse, this volume is accessibly written for nonspecialists working in mental health facilities, hospitals, private practice, or other clinical settings, though specialists, too, will find many chapters of practical utility. This book will be of great interest to all mental health professionals who may encounter substance abuse, regardless of the clinical setting.

About this title

About the Author

Arnold M. Washton, PhD, is an addiction psychologist currently in private practice in New York City and Princeton, New Jersey. He is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. The author of several books, Dr. Washton has specialized in treating addictions for more than two decades.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157230202X
• ISBN 13: 9781572302020
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 500
• Editor: Washton Arnold M.