Table of Contents

Preface
I. An Invitation to Addiction Treatment
1. Why Treat Addiction?
2. What Is Addiction?
3. How Do Drugs Work?
II. A Context for Addiction Treatment
4. A Client-Centered Foundation
5. Screening, Evaluation, and Diagnosis
6. Detoxification and Health Care Needs
7. Matching: Individualizing Treatment Plans
8. Case Management
III. A Menu of Evidence-Based Options for Addiction Treatment
9. Brief Interventions
10. Enhancing Motivation for Change
11. A Community Reinforcement Approach
12. Strengthening Coping Skills
13. Involving and Working with Family
14. Mutual Help Groups
15. Pharmacological Adjuncts
IV. Issues That Arise in Addiction Treatment
16. Responding to Resistance
17. Enhancing Adherence
18. Treating Co-Occurring Disorders
19. Promoting Maintenance
20. Working with Groups
21. Addressing the Spiritual Side
22. Professional Ethics
23. Promoting Prevention
Postscript: Looking Forward, A. Thomas McLellan

About the Author

William R. Miller, PhD, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry (Emeritus), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA; Alyssa A. Forcehimes, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA; and Allen Zweben, DSW, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA. Postscript by A. Thomas McLellan, PhD

Reviews

"A wide spectrum of professionals -- both specialists and nonspecialists -- are increasingly treating people with substance use disorders. This book succeeds admirably in the important aim of encouraging and assisting frontline workers to better understand and effectively help people with addictive disorders. Written in clear and accessible language, this is a comprehensive and authoritative guide for anyone wishing to enter this demanding but highly rewarding field of work." - Nick Heather, Emeritus Professor of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, Northumbria University, UK "The authors have blended superb clinical acumen with an exceptional grasp of cutting-edge research to produce this practical, scholarly, and client-centered book. The book captures the complexities of addiction treatment in an engaging manner. A major strength is the way the authors move beyond their strong presentation of evidence-based practices to thoroughly discuss the process and context of treatment, ably addressing the necessary conditions for therapeutic change. Addiction treatment specialists and other clinicians will be well served by this book. It can be used as a primary text in graduate-level courses on addiction treatment or as a supplemental text in virtually any advanced clinical practice course." - Meredith Hanson, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, USA