This new book offers professionals a practical guide to the psychological treatment of all substance abuse, including tobacco, alcohol, stimulant drugs, cannabis and opiates. It focuses on CBT interventions, which have the strongest evidence base for effectiveness in treating addictive disorders.

Written by an author team highly experienced in the treatment of addiction, Applied Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches to the Treatment of Addiction will be accessible to a wide range of professionals, such as specialist nurses, drug counsellors and mental health graduate workers.

The author team are all at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, UK.

About the Author
Luke Mitcheson, Jenny Maslin, Tim Meynen, Tamara Morrison, Robert Hill, and Shamil Wanigaratne - Clinical Psychologists at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Reviews

"In conclusion, this is a ground-breaking book that provides a comprehensive overview of the use of CBT with clients with addiction difficulties. It would be a useful guide for clinicians of varied experience looking to provide a first-rate CBT treatment for clients with addiction difficulties." (Journal of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2012)

"A particuular strength of the book is the easily palatable and tasty mix of theory and practice; this is the result of a joing production by six psychologists with over 60 years' combined experience of working with people addicted to substances." (The Psychiatrist, 1 April 2011)

Book Information
ISBN 9780470510629
Author Luke Mitcheson
Format Hardback
Page Count 238
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 567g
Dimensions(mm) 251mm * 175mm * 19mm