Substance abuse treatment
Subtitle: options, challenges, and effectiveness
By: Sylvia I. Mignon
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780826195791; 9781306945295; 9780826195784
Subjects: Clinical Medicine; Internal Medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS; Diseases; Substance-Related Disorders; MEDICAL; General; Therapy; Treatment; Substance abuse; Evidence-Based Medicine
Description: The first compendium of all substance abuse treatment options with a focus on best practices. This is the first compendium of the entire range of options available for treating substance abuse, with a focus on effectiveness. The book synthesizes treatment approaches from medicine, psychology, sociology, and social work, and investigates regimens that range from brief interventions to the most intensive and expensive types of inpatient treatment programs. It examines controversies over best practices in substance treatment and closely analyzes current research findings and their applicability f.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

English.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and overview : what is treatment effectiveness?; title: Treatment goals : abstinence and harm reduction; title: Motivation for treatment; title: The substance abuse treatment industry; title: Inpatient substance abuse treatment; title: Outpatient substance abuse treatment; title: Self-help groups; title: Treatment of diverse populations; title: Treatment of co-occurring disorders (dual diagnosis); title: Substance abuse and criminal justice populations; title: Substance abuse prevention; title: The future of substance abuse treatment.