Treating Patients with Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: An Integrated Approach

Treating Patients with Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: An Integrated Approach
ISBN-10
1557985189
ISBN-13
9781557985187
Category
Psychology
Pages
358
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Amer Psychological Assn
Authors
Joan E. Zweben, Robert D. Margolis

Description

For decades, epidemiological studies have shown that use of alcohol and other drugs is so widespread in clinical populations that practitioners cannot assume it is not an issue, even in the absence of warning signs. Sometimes drug use is the main source of a client's problems; other times, drug use exacerbates presenting problems. In either case, many patients fail to disclose use, and many therapists lack the methods to both root out and then cope with drug misuse and dependence.

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