Behavioral treatment for substance abuse in people with serious and persistent mental illness : a handbook for mental health professionals
Bellack, Alan S.
Behavioral treatment for substance abuse in people with serious and persistent mental illness : a handbook for mental health professionals - New York Routledge 2007 - x, 269 p.
Scientific background -- Training philosophy and general strategies -- Social skills training -- Assessment strategies -- Motivational interviewing in people with with SPMI -- Urinalysis contingency and goal setting -- Social skills and drug refusal skills training -- Education and coping skills training -- Relapse prevention and problem solving -- Graduation and termination -- Dealing with common problem situations -- Implementing BTSAS in clinic settings: strategies and potential modifications.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index. The correlation between schizophrenia and substance abuse in psychology is recognized as a growing issue, yet it is one that many practitioners are often ill-prepared to address. Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness addresses the specific challenges faced by the clinician treating individuals with co-occurring schizophrenia and substance abuse disorders. Designed as a treatment manual for mental health professionals, the book incorporates various treatment components, from motivational interviewing and social skills training to education, problem solving, and relapse prevention. The book presents clearly established guidelines for these treatment modes and utilizes both case examples and fictional situations to present a practical, hands-on approach. Readers will profit directly from the lessons in the book, which offers the clinician an invaluable model from which to base a treatment plan.
0415952832 9780415952835 (pb : alk. paper)
SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS, therapy
SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS, complications
MENTAL DISORDERS, complications
SCHIZOPHRENIA
BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
Behavioral treatment for substance abuse in people with serious and persistent mental illness : a handbook for mental health professionals - New York Routledge 2007 - x, 269 p.
Scientific background -- Training philosophy and general strategies -- Social skills training -- Assessment strategies -- Motivational interviewing in people with with SPMI -- Urinalysis contingency and goal setting -- Social skills and drug refusal skills training -- Education and coping skills training -- Relapse prevention and problem solving -- Graduation and termination -- Dealing with common problem situations -- Implementing BTSAS in clinic settings: strategies and potential modifications.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index. The correlation between schizophrenia and substance abuse in psychology is recognized as a growing issue, yet it is one that many practitioners are often ill-prepared to address. Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness addresses the specific challenges faced by the clinician treating individuals with co-occurring schizophrenia and substance abuse disorders. Designed as a treatment manual for mental health professionals, the book incorporates various treatment components, from motivational interviewing and social skills training to education, problem solving, and relapse prevention. The book presents clearly established guidelines for these treatment modes and utilizes both case examples and fictional situations to present a practical, hands-on approach. Readers will profit directly from the lessons in the book, which offers the clinician an invaluable model from which to base a treatment plan.
0415952832 9780415952835 (pb : alk. paper)
SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS, therapy
SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS, complications
MENTAL DISORDERS, complications
SCHIZOPHRENIA
BEHAVIOUR THERAPY