Understanding and Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse / Edition 1

by Philip P. Muisener, Thomas M. Doolittle

Overview

"Treating substance abuse in adolescents requires a creative integration of individual, group, and family therapy, along with an understanding of addiction and recovery, family dynamics, and adolescent development. This book incorporates all of these elements into its discussion. Its thoroughness makes it a valuable addition to the literature in this relatively new clinical specialty." --Joseph K. Nowinski, Private Practice "This is a hopeful book that promotes a comprehensive view of a complicated difficulty." --Virginia Child Protection Newsletter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803942769
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/29/1993
Series:	Sage Sourcebooks for the Human Services Series , #27
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: CURRENT ISSUES WITH ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Issues in Defining and Understanding Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
Issues in Treating Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse
PART TWO: A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Essential Connections for Understanding Adolescent Substance Abuse
A Biopsychosocial Perspective
Adolescent Psychological Development and Substance Abuse
Family and Peer Relationship Factors
The Adolescent's Interpersonal Environment
PART THREE: A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL FOR TREATING ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Essential Connections for Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse
A Biopsychosocial Approach
Servicing Adolescent Substance Abusers Part One
The Assessment
Servicing Adolescent Substance Abusers Part Two
Treatment Planning
Adolescent Recovery
The Recovery Environment
Family Recovery and Peer Relationships in Recovery
Treating Vulnerable Populations of Adolescent Substance Abusers
Epilogue

Editorial Reviews

Rather than adapting an adult model, offers a new approach to conceptualizing and treating adolescent substance abuse, based on a biopsychosocial model of adolescent development. Addresses psychological development, family and peer relations, stages of recovery, and adolescents with psychological disorders or who have suffered child abuse. The techniques can be applied in a number of settings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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