Integrating Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide (Clinical Topics in Psychology and Psychiatry) - 9781138919099

Integrating Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Addictive Disorders distills the complex literature on addiction, offering a curated toolbox of integrated pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments in chapters authored by leading experts. Introductory chapters on the epidemiology, etiology, and fundamentals of addiction treatment provide a concise overview of the state of the field. Subsequent chapters then focus on the treatment of specific substance use disorders and on gambling disorder. Finally, a chapter on the treatment of addiction in primary care addresses the opportunities for clinical care in non-specialist outpatient settings. Physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals will come away from the book with an essential understanding of evidence-based practice in treating addiction and the scientific foundations of those approaches. .

• | Author: James MacKillop, George A. Kenna, Lorenzo Leggio, Lara A. Ray
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 23, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 250 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138919098
• | ISBN-13: 9781138919099