Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse

Beck, Aaron T.; Wright, Fred D.; Newman, Cory F.

ISBN 10: 0898621151 / ISBN 13: 9780898621150

Verlag: Guilford Publications, 1993

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Inhaltsangabe:

Aaron T. Beck: Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Nursing Centers Consortium!

Cognitive therapy offers a well-documented and cost-effective psychosocial treatment model for working with substance abuse disorders. Comprehensive and accessible, this volume clearly details the cognitive model of substance abuse, the specifics of case formulation, management of the therapeutic relationship, and the structure of the therapy sessions. It discusses how to educate patients in the treatment model and procedures and manage their cravings and urges for drugs and alcohol. Specific cognitive and behavioral strategies and techniques are described in detail, as is the management of acute crises and chronic problems in patients' lives. Methods for understanding and working with such patients who present concomitant problems of depression, anxiety, low frustration tolerance, anger, and personality disorders are spelled out in detail.Also addressed are such significant issues as the prevention and management of relapse.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

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Aaron T. Beck, MD, is the founder of cognitive therapy, University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and President Emeritus of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. Beck is the recipient of awards including the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychiatric Association, the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award in Applied Psychology from the Association for Psychological Science, and the Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health and Gustav O. Lienhard Award from the Institute of Medicine. He is author or editor of numerous books for professionals and the general public.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse
Verlag: Guilford Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket