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ADDICTION TREATMENT covers the biological, psychological, and social aspects of alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive gambling, and other addictions. The authors bridge the gap between the popular twelve-step and harm-reduction approaches, thus illuminating how you, as a future practitioner, can guide your clients down a trusted path that is tailored towards the client's particular needs. Through a number of first-person narratives about the experience of addiction, you will discover a realism and depth not commonly found in textbooks. Interesting and relevant topics -- such as the case against so-called underage drinking laws and an inside story of working in a casino -- draw you into the material and illustrate the importance of reducing harm within the biopsychological framework that ties the text together.

Addiction Treatment

Part I: INTRODUCTION.

1. The Nature of Addiction.

2. Historical Perspectives.

Part II: THE BIOLOGY OF ADDICTION.

3. Substance Misuse, Dependence, and the Body.

4. Substance Misuse with a Co-Occurring Mental Disorder or Disability.

5. Gambling, Eating Disorders, Shopping, and Other Behavioral Addictions.

Part III: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION.

6. Addiction Across the Life Span.

7. Screening and Assessment.

8. Strengths- and Evidence-Based Helping Strategies.

9. Mutual Help Groups and Spiritual/Religious Resources.

Part IV: THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ADDICTION.

10. Family Risks and Resiliencies.

11. Ethnicity, Culture, and the Socioeconomic Determinants of Addiction.

12. Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences.

13. Public Policy.

Appendix.