Substance abuse treatment : options, challenges, and effectiveness /

Substance abuse treatment : options, challenges, and effectiveness /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mignon, Sylvia I., author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Substance abuse -- Treatment. Substance abuse -- Treatment. Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11275811

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ISBN:	9780826195791 0826195792 1306945291 9781306945295 9780826195784 0826195784
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The first compendium of all substance abuse treatment options with a focus on best practices. This is the first compendium of the entire range of options available for treating substance abuse, with a focus on effectiveness. The book synthesizes treatment approaches from medicine, psychology, sociology, and social work, and investigates regimens that range from brief interventions to the most intensive and expensive types of inpatient treatment programs. It examines controversies over best practices in substance treatment and closely analyzes current research findings and their applicability f.
Other form:	Print version: Mignon, Sylvia I. Substance abuse treatment 9780826195784

Table of Contents:

Introduction and overview : what is treatment effectiveness?
Treatment goals : abstinence and harm reduction
Motivation for treatment
The substance abuse treatment industry
Inpatient substance abuse treatment
Outpatient substance abuse treatment
Self-help groups
Treatment of diverse populations
Treatment of co-occurring disorders (dual diagnosis)
Substance abuse and criminal justice populations
Substance abuse prevention
The future of substance abuse treatment.