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Promoting Self-Change From Addictive Behaviors
Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment
ISBN/EAN: 9781441943903
Umbreit-Nr.: 1284279
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xxiv, 260 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 04.11.2010
Auflage: 1/2007
- Zusatztext
- InhaltsangabeIntroduction 1. The phenomenon of self-change: Overview and key issues Linda Carter Sobell 2. Selfchange from alcohol and drug abuse: Often cited classics Jan Blomqvist 3. Natural recovery or recovery without treatment from alcohol and drug problems as seen from survey data Reginald G. Smart 4. Remission without formal help: New directions in studies using survey data HansJürgen Rumpf, Gallus Bischof, and Ulrich John 5. Natural recovery from alcohol and drug problems: A methodological review of the literature from 1999 through 2005 José Luis Carballo, José Ramón Fernández-Hermida, Roberto Secades-Villa, Linda Carter Sobell, Mariam Dum, and Olaya García-Rodríguez 6. SelfChange 6.1 Selfchange: The rule among smokers Stephanie Flöter and Christoph Kröger 6.2 Natural recovery from problem gambling Tony Toneatto and Jachen C. Nett 6.3 The natural course and outcome of eating disorders and obesity Janet Polivy 6.4 Spontaneous desistance from crime JukkaPekka Takala 6.5 SelfChange from Stuttering: An overview Patrick Finn 7. One way to leave your lover: The role of treatment in changing addictive behaviors Mark B. Sobell 8. Promoting self-change: Taking the treatment to the community Linda Carter Sobell and Mark B. Sobell 9. Hostile and favorable societal climates for self-change: Some lessons for policy makers Harald Klingemann and Justyna Klingemann 10. Natural recovery: A cross-cultural perspective Judith C. Barker and Geoffrey Hunt 11. Selfchange toolbox: Tools, tips, websites, and other informational resources for assessing and promoting selfchange Andrew Voluse, Joachim Körkel, and Linda Carter Sobell
- Kurztext
- Many are addicted. Few are treated. Yet many who are not treated recover. Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors examines natural recovery as a clinical phenomenon, a field of inquiry, and a vital component of therapy. It also brings clinicians and counselors to a new understanding of addiction and recovery. One of the few books on the topic, this volume offers alternatives to disease models of addiction by exploring personal pathways to recovery. Focusing on alcohol and drug problems, it provides a literature review of 40 years of studies on self-change with particular emphasis on the current decade and methodological issues (starting with how much or how little treatment constitutes "treatment"). The 24 experts keep the coverage consistently readable, and dozens of brief narratives from individuals who have successfully recovered from an addictive behavior without formal help lend valuable personal perspectives. More of the book's key features: Core factors in selfchange, from cognitive processes to social issues Case examples of natural recovery from smoking, binge eating, problem gambling, and criminal behavior Redefining the role of treatment in changing addictive behaviors Crosscultural, community, and prevention perspectives on promoting selfchange "Selfchange toolbox" chapter offering assessment tools, recovery strategies, web links, and other online resources With Promoting Self-Change from Addictive Behaviors, health care professionals and researchers (from psychologists and social workers to nurses, sociologists, and physicians) can find more effective methods to fit client needs, and develop new insights into the recovery process. Public health workers and policymakers will also find informative strategies for tapping this rich therapeutic resource.