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Book Psychosocial Constructs of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Download or read book Psychosocial Constructs of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse written by Barry Stimmel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1983, in an attempt to provide a broader knowledge base to aid both treatment and prevention, experts examine topics such as the need for an holistic approach to therapy, sexual functioning, drug abusing youths in inner city neighbourhoods, the role of the family, and much more.

Book Psychological Theories of Drinking and Alcoholism

Download or read book Psychological Theories of Drinking and Alcoholism written by Kenneth E. Leonard and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1999-05-21 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updating and expanding the classic Psychological Theories of Drinking and Alcoholism, this fully revised second edition incorporates state-of-the-art presentations from leaders in the alcoholism field. Contributors review established and emerging approaches that guide research into the psychological processes influencing drinking and alcoholism. The volume's multidisciplinary approach also takes into account biological, pharmacological, and social factors, offering important insights into the development and escalation of drinking problems and the various approaches to treatment. Including significantly expanded coverage of developmental, social learning, and cognitive theories, the book features new chapters on genetics, neurobiology, and emotions.

Book Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Download or read book Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Book Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Download or read book Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs written by John Jung and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study offers a psychological perspective in the coverage of alcohol and drug-related issues. It examines the contribution of research methodology to outcomes, and offers alternative explanations to alcohol and drug-related issues.

Book Alcohol  Other Drugs  and Behavior

Download or read book Alcohol Other Drugs and Behavior written by John Jung and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a psychological perspective on the use and abuse of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, this Second Edition includes more coverage of the theories of alcohol and other drug use and abuse, as well as broad conceptual issues related to the nature of addiction and recent developments in research methods. Key Features Focuses on alcohol, which is used more widely than any other drug, and the one that is associated with the most societal harm Evaluates important studies on major issues, concepts, and theories rather than providing exhaustive literature reviews Teaches students to become educated consumers of research findings, rather than passive or uncritical recipients Ancillaries A Student Study Site with chapter summaries, multiple-choice quizzes, flashcards for glossary items, an annotated list of relevant Web sites, informational QuickTime movies, and SAGE journal articles. A password protected Instructor′s Resource Site includes PowerPoint slides and test questions. Intended Audience This text is appropriate for upper-level undergraduate courses in Drugs and Behavior, Psychology of Addiction, and Drug Abuse Counseling. It can also be used in graduate-levelcourses in Drugs and Behavior and Addiction courses taught in health science, social work, criminal justice, and nursing.

Book Psychosocial Factors in the Etiology of Substance Abuse

Download or read book Psychosocial Factors in the Etiology of Substance Abuse written by Gillian Leigh and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Routledge Library Editions  Addictions

Download or read book Routledge Library Editions Addictions written by Various Authors and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 1504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Routledge Library Editions: Addictions brings together as one set, or individual volumes, a small series of six previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1980 and 1995. The set covers a variety of perspectives and looks at a range of addictions including alcoholism, drug abuse and gambling.

Book Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions

Download or read book Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions written by Joseph Volpicelli and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2001-03-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use by addiction counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals working with clients with addictions, this work provides a supported framework for managing biophysical treatment of alcohol and drug dependence. Compatible with cognitive-behavioral and 12-step models, BRENDA is a collaborative, case-management approach to treatment that has been demonstrated effective in more than 80 percent of alcohol-dependent referrals.

Book The Other Half

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jacqueline P. Wiseman
  • Publisher : AldineTransaction
  • Release : 1991
  • ISBN : 9780202303826
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book The Other Half written by Jacqueline P. Wiseman and published by AldineTransaction. This book was released on 1991 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This current study has emerged from two decades of the author's investigations in related areas: alcoholism and domestic relations. Its canvas is broadly comparative, drawing on interviews and data gathered in the United States and Finland. The domestic drama of "The Other Half "is played out both in the private scene of the home and the more public scene of the workplace, and against these two differing national backgrounds. Despite the many expected and perceived cultural differences between the countries, the effects of alcoholism on the family are shown to be the same. Dr. Wiseman's study offers theoretical insights gleaned from its perspective on alcoholism as an interactive phenomenon, to which the concepts of G.H. Mead and Blumer can be applied to illuminate the carefully presented data and go beyond them. New terrain in studies of alcoholism is thereby explored, including such themes as the social construction by the subjects of their husbands' drinking, their marriage and their self-images; the strategy of coping mechanisms; and the effects of the crisis of alcoholism on gender, sex roles, and power differentials. "The Other Half "complements Dr. Wiseman's prize-winning work on the treatment of Skid Row alcoholics, "Stations of the Lost, "while involving issues of greater complexity on both the methodological and theoretical plane.

Book Cultural and Sociological Aspects of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Download or read book Cultural and Sociological Aspects of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse written by Barry Stimmel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly informative book on the sociocultural interactions between alcoholism and drug abuse, experts explore the relationship of such factors as ethnicity, family, religion, and gender to chemical abuse and address important implications for treatment.

Book Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Download or read book Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse written by Barry Stimmel and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pharmacological Issues in Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Download or read book Pharmacological Issues in Alcohol and Substance Abuse written by Barry Stimmel and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Women and Children

Download or read book Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Women and Children written by Barry Stimmel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a timely volume that examines the problems of substance abuse in women and children, with a particular emphasis on the role played by the family in the development and perpetuation of the problem.

Book Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence

Download or read book Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Adolescence written by Judith Brook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume explores the possible reasons that young people turn to drugs, the most effective methods to manage those who are afflicted, and ways to educate youth to prevent their initial drug involvement.

Book Conceptual Issues in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Download or read book Conceptual Issues in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse written by Barry Stimmel and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume emphasizes the relevance of current, basic research to the clinical management of the substance abuser.

Book Social Drinking

    Book Details:
  • Author : Katherine T. Everly
  • Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9781208762198
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book Social Drinking written by Katherine T. Everly and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Perspectives on Person Environment Interaction and Drug Taking Behavior

Download or read book Perspectives on Person Environment Interaction and Drug Taking Behavior written by Bernard Segal and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1987, Perspectives on Person-Environment Interaction and Drug-Taking Behavior provides a comprehensive overview of the interactionist approach from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Divided into five chapters, it deals with themes like psychosocial interactionism and substance use; social sanctions, self-referent responses, and the continuation of substance abuse; the interaction of child and environment in the early development of drug involvement; reconceptualization of person- environment interactions; and the disease theory of alcoholism from an interactionist perspective. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of addiction studies, applied psychology and psychology in general.