Psychology - Psychopathology - Addiction

What if addiction, dissociation, and other manifestations of trauma were not framed as diseases or disorders, but rather as adaptive methods of regulating the autonomic nervous system (ANS)? This book takes that approach, and guides readers through 20 embodied practices that promote the rewiring...

A unique offering of both knowledge and information, this third edition reflects the latest practices and time-tested data. Brooks and McHenry offer relevant case examples that showcase the therapy process as it relates to clients with a substance use disorder and the impact on...

Equips the upcoming generation of counselors with crucial knowledge to skillfully treat both chemical and behavioral addictions Grounded in leading-edge, evidence-based research, this hands-on text applies a step-by-step approach to addictions counseling. This book encompasses assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; case management; and relapse...

How the war on drugs created the gold standard treatment for addiction--until America's opioid crisis got privatized for profit, to the detriment of patients. Despite epidemic levels of overdoses in the United States, by 2020, only twenty percent of Americans suffering from opioid use...

In American Fix, Ryan Hampton describes his personal struggle with addiction, outlines the challenges that the recovery movement currently faces, and offers a concrete, comprehensive plan of action towards making America's addiction crisis a thing of the past. Nearly every American knows someone who...

#1 New York Times bestseller"A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts." -- Anne LamottWhat had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What...

Conquer substance abuse and addiction with this proven plan from the former physician director of professional and residential programs at the Betty Ford Center, now revised and expanded Foreword by Steven Tyler The disease of addiction affects 1 out of 10 people in the...

"Dr. Dodes's approach runs directly counter to the paralyzing, but standard, message of 'powerlessness'--a mes-sage that reinforces the sense of helplessness that is at the root of addicts' life predicaments! Many psychiatrists recognize that this is where we must head, but Dr. Dodes is...

From the "talented and impassioned writer" (San Francisco Chronicle) of How to Kill a City, a riveting journey that combines Drug Use for Grown-Ups with How to Do Nothing, as it explores our national mental health and drug use crises while also searching for...

Drug addiction is a massive public health crisis. Current interventions, public policy, and untold millions of dollars in biomedical research are based on the assumption that addiction is a chronic disease like diabetes and schizophrenia. Does this model withstand scrutiny, or does it falter...

In Changing Course--now fully revised and updated--Claudia Black extends a helping hand to anyone overcoming the complex trauma of growing up in an impaired family system.Don't talk. Don't trust. Don't feel.Being raised in a dysfunctional family system, whether unpredictable and chaotic or overly rigid...

SARAH MICHAUD'S CO-CRAZY BEGINS WITH a chronicle of growing up in a family with alcoholism that eventually led to a harrowing journey and downward spiral into drug and alcohol addiction. Her inspiring recovery is deeply authentic, and Michaud's vivid descriptions are both heartbreaking and...

A must-have clinical resource that should have a place on every clinicians' shelf - now in a fully revised and updated second edition!Dr. Charles Atkins, board-certified psychiatrist, addictions specialist, and clinical trainer, brings the latest on effective treatment and recovery with Co-Occurring Disorders: A...

"a tour de force of comics" --Ed Park, The New York TimesOne of the Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2020, as chosen by the American Library AssociationOne of the Best Books of 2020, as chosen by Publishers Weekly"Fortunately for readers of this raw and...

A compassionate roadmap out of opioid addiction-filled with real hope, real answers, and real stories of recoveryWhen a jeweler quietly refused payment for her work, her customer and this book's author, Peter Coleman, MD, discovered why: Years earlier, he had helped her break free...

A powerful, evidence-based program grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for managing cravings related to addictions and taking charge of your life.Whether you struggle with overeating, alcohol, drugs, or smoking, you're all too familiar with the cravings that propel your habit. Cravings--that intense...

Finally, there is a cure for alcoholism. This is the first step. Featuring new and updated information and studies, including an introduction by actress Claudia Christian, the second edition of The Cure for Alcoholism delivers exactly what millions of alcoholics and families of alcoholics...

For readers of Beautiful Boy and The Night of the Gun, this gripping memoir explores addiction, grief, and family trauma as one woman goes in search of her sister's killer. In the summer of 2015, Nadia Bowers's beloved older sister, Sasha--a social worker and...

A New York Times Critics' Top Ten Book of the Year * Edgar Award Winner Best Fact Crime * A LitHub Best Book of the Year From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail, a "powerful" (The New York Times), urgent, and...

'The most honest account of addiction I have read. This is an invaluable book'. - Tony Adams. What is an addict? Who is susceptible, and why? How can I recover from addiction? Growing up in a fractious and dysfunctional family, life wasn't easy for...