Addiction & Treatment Books

New and Published Books

1. Mindfulness-Related Treatments and Addiction Recovery

   Edited by Marianne Marcus, Aleksandra Zgierska

   While mindfulness meditation has been used in clinical settings as an adjunctive treatment for substance use disorders for some time, there has been limited empirical evidence to support this practice. Mindfulness-Related Treatments and Addiction Recovery bridges this gap by reporting the findings...

   Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge
2. Handbook of Health Psychology

   Second Edition

   Edited by Andrew Baum, Tracey A. Revenson, Jerome Singer

   Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness. Many chapters review the latest theories and research while others illustrate how research is translated into...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Psychology Press
3. Recovery from Addiction in Communal Living Settings

   The Oxford House Model

   Edited by Leonard Jason, Joseph R Ferrari

   Research on treatment outcome for addictive disorders indicates that a variety of interventions are effective. However, the progress clients make in treatment frequently is undermined by the lack of an alcohol and drug free living environment supporting sustained recovery. This book suggests...

   Published December 2nd 2010 by Routledge
4. Women, Children, and Addiction

   Edited by Loretta Finnegan, Stephen Kandall

   This proposed book draws on the expertise of 35 experts in the field of Addiction Medicine to provide the reader with a current and comprehensive view of addiction as related to women, pregnancy, newborns, infants and children. The volume begins by placing current attitudes towards addicted women...

   Published November 25th 2010 by Routledge
5. Approaches to Substance Abuse and Addiction in Education Communities

   A Guide to Practices that Support Recovery in Adolescents and Young Adults

   Edited by Jeffrey Roth, Andrew Finch

   This book is designed to increase the awareness among mental health professionals and educators about the potential sources of support for students struggling with substance abuse, addiction and compulsive behaviors. The book includes a description of the scope of the problem of substance abuse in...

   Published January 31st 2010 by Routledge
6. Responding to Drug Misuse

   Research and Policy Priorities in Health and Social Care

   Edited by Susanne MacGregor

   Responding to Drug Misuse provides a unique insight into the current shape of the drugs treatment system in England. Reporting findings from research linked to the government's ten year drugs strategy Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain, the book places these in the context of policy, practice...

   Published September 7th 2009 by Routledge
7. Rescued Lives

   The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse

   By Leonard A. Jason, Bradley D. Olson, Karen J. Foli

   An effective treatment to help those with addictions Victims of drug addiction, chronic illness, and mental illness all too often are overwhelmed with the affliction called hopelessness. Oxford Houses succeed because their substance abuse treatment approach instills the most powerful medicine—hope...

   Published July 17th 2008 by Routledge
8. Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations

   An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Third Edition

   By Philip J. Flores

   Be more effective in group therapy with addicted clients Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Third Edition is the newly revised edition of the classic text, that provides you with proven strategies for defeating alcohol and drug...

   Published October 21st 2007 by Routledge
9. The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous

   From the Beginning

   By Audrey Borden

   The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous documents and honors the ways thousands of LGBT people have carried Alcoholics Anonymous' message. This illuminating chronicle includes interviews and documents that detail the compelling history, recovery, and wisdom of gay people in AA....

   Published October 11th 2007 by Routledge
10. Rising from the Dead

    Stories of Women's Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety

    By Patricia Nanoff

    Bridging the gap between spirituality and the recovering community, Rising from the Dead: Stories of Women’s Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety tells the stories of alcoholic women in long-term sobriety whose faith-based rehabilitation healed and transformed their lives. Using the format adopted by...

    Published September 27th 2007 by Routledge