Healing Addiction PDF
By:Peter R. Martin,Bennett Alan Weinberg,Bonnie K. Bealer
Published on 2007 by John Wiley & Sons
An integrative guide tounderstanding and treating addiction Spurred on by such advances as recent brain imaging studies,better knowledge of co-occurring disorders, and grassrootstreatment approaches, Healing Addiction lays out a contemporary,unified understanding of addiction that encompasses both addictivesubstances and addictive behaviors. Written by three leaders in thefield of addiction research and treatment, it presents anintegrated model of addiction as a mental illness involvingphysiological changes in the brain, and addiction treatment asrequiring both medical and psychosocial components. Healing Addiction begins by discussing addiction as a whole.Early chapters detail the many faces of addiction, its historicaldevelopment, its classification as a chronic disease, and thebiopsychosocial factors that put people at risk for addiction.Moving to treatment, the book introduces the myriad people who canact as resources for the addict—medical doctors, mental healthprofessionals, social workers, clergy, family, andfriends—while covering initial diagnosis and treatment. Healing Addiction covers specific addictions and theirrecommended treatments, including: Alcohol Heroin and other opiates Barbiturates, benozodiazepines, and other hypnotics andtranquillizers Cocaine and amphetamines Marijuana and tobacco Behavioral addictions Pathological gambling Eating disorders In its final section, Healing Addiction describes the recoveryprocess, including both the criteria for treatment success and thechallenges associated with life after addiction. Filled with helpful resources and illuminating case studies,Healing Addiction is a breakthrough guide that brings together thelatest neuroscience, pharmacology, social understanding, andpsychological research. It is a key resource for professionals inthe addiction community, for social scholars and policymakers, andfor the interested general reader.
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