Front cover; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Description of Substance Abuse and Dependence; CHAPTER 2. Clinical Interventions; CHAPTER 3. Research Basis of Treatments; CHAPTER 4. Clinical Cases; CHAPTER 5. Complicating Factors; CHAPTER 6. Maintenance and Follow-Up Strategies; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; INDEX; Back cover
Summary
Research in the past decade has shown that substance abuse and substance dependence are treatable. The field has witnessed the introduction of evidence-based psychological and specific pharmacological treatments. Unfortunately, many of the empirical supported therapies for addictions are still not widely applied by practitioners. The third volume in the Practical Clinical Guidebooks Series (PCG), Evidence-Based Treatment in Substance Abuse and Dependence would encompass the developments in the field over the last decade, blending theory, techniques and clinical flexibility. The book will provi
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-260) and index